Proto-South Dravidian : *čălam-
Meaning : orifice, spring
Kannada : calame, calime, calume, calme, cilume
Kannada meaning : an orifice, a bore, small pit, hole dug in the dry bed of a river or a dried-up tank, spring of water or a fountain head
Tulu : cilimbi, cilimè, cilmè
Tulu meaning : a small tank
Number in DED : 2367
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