Proto-South Dravidian : *ter-
Meaning : wrinkle; wave
Tamil : tiraŋku (tiraŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to be wrinkled, crumpled, dry up as dead leaves, be folded in as the fingers of a closed hand, be curled up as the hair
Tamil derivates : tirakku (tirakki-) to be crumpled, shrivel, wrinkle; tiraŋkal being strivelled, wrinkled, crumpled; tirai (-v-, -nt-) to become wrinkled as the skin by age, be wrinkled, creased as a cloth, roll as waves; (-pp-, -tt-) to roll as waves; gather up, contract, close as the mouth of a sack, plait the ends of a cloth as in dressing, tuck up as one's cloth; n. wrinkle as in the skin through age, curtain as rolled up, wave, billow, ripple; tiraippu wrinkling, rolling, rippling, place screened by a curtain; tiraiyal wrinkling; tiraivu wrinkling as by age, rolling as of waves
Malayalam : tira
Malayalam meaning : wave, billow, curtain
Malayalam derivates : tiraccal wrinkles; tirekkuka to roll as waves; tirappu rolling
Kannada : tere
Kannada meaning : a wave, billow, curtain, cloth for concealing oneself used by huntsmen
Kodagu : tere
Kodagu meaning : (Shanmugam) wave, dress, screen
Tulu : śerè, serè
Tulu meaning : a wave, billow
Tulu derivates : serasarè, serasrè curtain, screen
Number in DED : 3244
