Proto-South Dravidian : *tēl-
Meaning : to float
Tamil : tēlu (tēli-)
Tamil meaning : to get rid of, escape danger (as a ship)
Tamil derivates : tēlikkai lightness
Kannada : tēl(u)
Kannada meaning : to be afloat, float; slip, slide or glide off, go backwards or away, become loose, sink into a fainting fit, faint
Kannada derivates : tēlisu to make float, open the eyes wide and stare upwards, as at the point of death, cause to fail as a promise; tēku to float; tekku to cause to float; faint; teŋku to be afloat, swim, float; (PBh.) tēŋku to float
Kodagu : tēl- (-i-)
Kodagu meaning : (Kar.) to float
Tulu : tēluni
Tulu meaning : to float
Number in DED : 3464
