Proto-South Dravidian : *kumb-/*kUm-
Meaning : hot, charred; smell of ashes
Tamil : kumpu (kumpi-)
Tamil meaning : to become charred (as food when boiled with insufficient water)
Tamil derivates : kumpal smell of charred rice; kumpi hot ashes; kumur_u (kumur_i-) to burst with distress; kumai (-v-, -nt-) to be hot, sultry
Malayalam : kumpi, kumpiri
Malayalam meaning : mirage
Malayalam derivates : kumpal inward heat; kummu expr. descriptive of heat; kummal sultriness, mustiness; kumur_uka, kumir_uka to be hot, close; kumur_al oppressive heat; ? kukkuka to be hot; ? kuppu heat
Kannada : kome
Kannada meaning : to begin to burn, as fire or anger
Tulu : kumbi
Tulu meaning : mirage
Tulu derivates : gumulu fire burning in embers; gumuluni to be hot, feel hot as in a fit of fever
Number in DED : 1752
