Proto-South Dravidian : *kIḷ-ai-
Meaning : to dig
Tamil : kiḷai (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to dig up, stir, scratch up (as fowls), root up (as pigs), burrow into (as roots), excavate
Tamil derivates : (-v-, -nt-) to pry out (as a thorn from the flesh with a needle); kiḷaippu digging, scratching, burrowing; kiḷar_u (kiḷar_i-) to poke, ransack, dig up, disturb, stir (as with a ladle), probe, disclose; kiḷḷu (kiḷḷi-) to dig out, scoop
Malayalam : kiḷa
Malayalam meaning : digging, dug place, mudwall
Malayalam derivates : kiḷekka to dig up, work with spade, raise mud or earth; kiḷappikka to cause to dig; ciḷḷuka to scratch (as fowls)
Kodagu : kaḷa- (kaḷap-, kaḷat-)
Kodagu meaning : to dig
Tulu : kilekuni
Tulu meaning : to stir, move, irritate, provoke
Number in DED : 1588
