Proto-North-Dravidian : *ir-c-
Meaning : to scratch (the ground)
Kurukh : ircnÄ "to scratch and turn over (as fowls in the ground), poke, dig into, scratch into and spread out, turn about and spread (as embers for extinguishing them)"
Malto : irce "to scratch the ground (as fowls do)"
Number in DED : 493