South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *taḷ-V-

Meaning : to droop, faint, slacken, grow weary

Tamil : taḷar (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to droop, faint, grow weary, enfeebled, infirm, or decrepit, grow slack, become relaxed as a tie or grasp, become flabby from age, suffer, lose one's vitality; n. slackening

Tamil derivates : taḷarcci, taḷartti slackness, looseness, flexibility, weakness, infirmity, faintness, langour, depression, laziness, remissness; taḷarvu growing slack, relaxing, faintness, weakness, depression, sorrow; taḷarttu (taḷartti-) to loosen (tr.); taḷataḷa (-pp-, -tt-) to become loose, as a cloth worn upon the person

Malayalam : taḷaruka

Malayalam meaning : to relax, slacken, be allayed, grow faint, weary

Malayalam derivates : taḷarcca slackness, weariness, faintness; taḷarkka, taḷarttuka to moderate, abate

Kodagu : taḷe- (taḷev-, taḷand-)

Kodagu meaning : to become weak

Kodagu derivates : taḷat- (taḷati-) to make weak, exhaust

Tulu : taḷabaḷa, taḷamaḷa

Tulu meaning : exhaustion, weariness

Tulu derivates : daḷabaḷa, daḷaŋkè loose

Proto-Nilgiri : *taḷār-

Number in DED : 3127