Proto-South Dravidian : *ter_-
Meaning : to throw off, toss, throw away
Tamil : ter_i (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to strike and fly off, start as the eyes, splash as water, fly off as sparks, be scattered as an army, spring, leap, bound, give throbbing pain, twang as bowstring with fingerand thumb, thrum as the strings of a lute; n. spattering, splashing
Tamil derivates : ten_r_u (ten_r_i-) to be scattered, split to pieces, stray away as from a group
Malayalam : ter_i
Malayalam meaning : snappish, dashing, clashing
Malayalam derivates : ter_ikka to rebound, recoil, fly in pieces, make to fly off, splash, sputter; ter_ippikka to make to bounce or splash; ter_r_u throwing stones, filliping marbles; ter_r_uka to shoot with a crossbow; ter_r_ikka to shoot or throw with a bow
Kannada : tir_i
Kannada meaning : throwing off a thing by quick motion, tossing
Notes : Causative formation in PN?
Number in DED : 3438
