Proto-South Dravidian : *kur-aŋ-
Meaning : to bend, incline
Tamil : kuraŋku (kuraŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to bend, incline, droop, wither, hang down, dangle, repose, diminish; n. bending, inclining
Tamil derivates : kuŋku (kuŋki-) to decrease, diminish, sink, be humbled; kūr (-v-, -nt-) to bend (intr.), contract with cold
Malayalam : kuŋkuka
Malayalam meaning : to sink low
Malayalam derivates : kuñcuka to stoop, bow
Kannada : kuggu, kuŋgu, kuñcu, kurgu
Kannada meaning : to sink, become low, be bent down, be depressed, crouch, decrease, cease or stop (as a voice or speech)
Kannada derivates : kuggisu, kurgisu to cause to be depressed, etc.; kurgu state of being bent, etc., a hump; kuẓgu to contort, shrink
Tulu : kugguni
Tulu meaning : to be humbled, depressed, sink
Number in DED : 1767
