Proto-South Dravidian : *t-amp-
Meaning : younger brother
Tamil : tampi
Tamil meaning : younger brother or male parallel cousin
Tamil derivates : empi my younger brother; numpi, umpi your younger brother; (Cir_upāṇār_r_uppaṭai 239) tan_mun_ younger brother; nampi the elite among men, a term of endearment, (Caldwell3, 400) a title of inferior priests; nampan_ = nampi; nampiyān_ the title of officiating temple-priests; ampi younger brother
Malayalam : tampi, tampān
Malayalam meaning : younger brother
Malayalam derivates : nampi Vaishnava priests, inferior brahmans, actors; fem. nampicci; nampiyān a title of princes; the steward of a pagoda (hon. nampiyār)
Kannada : tamma
Kannada meaning : younger brother
Kannada derivates : tammaḍi an attendant on an idol
Kodagu : tammaṇë (voc. tammayyāN)
Kodagu meaning : younger brother
Kodagu derivates : nambi a Malabar brahman
Tulu : tammaiya
Tulu meaning : an affectionate form of addressing a younger brother
Tulu derivates : nambi a Vaishnava priest
Number in DED : 3085
