Proto-South Dravidian : *Kūn-
Meaning : curve, bend; hump
Tamil : kūn_
Tamil meaning : bend, curve, hump on the back, humpback, snail
Tamil derivates : kūn_u (kūn_i-) to curve, become crooked, bend down, become hunchbacked; kūn_al bend, curve, hump; kūn_an_ humpback; fem. kūn_i; kun_i (-v-, -nt-) to bend (as a bow), bow, stoop; (-pp-, -tt-) to bend (tr.), curve; n. curvature, bow (weapon); kun_ippu bending
Malayalam : kūnuka
Malayalam meaning : to stoop, be crookbacked
Malayalam derivates : kūn a humpback; kūnal, kūntal bending; kūnan humpbacked; fem. kūni, kūnicci; kuni semicircle, curve; kuniyuka to bow, stoop, bend; kunikka to make a curve, cause to stand stooping
Kannada : kūn (kūnt-), kūnu
Kannada meaning : to be bent or bowed, bend, stoop; n. a hump
Kannada derivates : kūna, gūna a humpbacked man; fem. kūni, gūni; kūntu bending, bent state; gūnu a hump; kuni to bend, bow, stoop, shrink; n. a bent or curved ground; kunuŋgu to bend, stoop, crouch, contract oneself, shrivel up
Kodagu : kūn
Kodagu meaning : (Shanmugam) hunchback
Kodagu derivates : gūne hunchbacked man; gūni hunchbacked woman
Tulu : gūnu
Tulu meaning : a hump
Tulu derivates : gūnè a hunchback
Number in DED : 1927
