Proto-South Dravidian : *nak-
Meaning : to laugh
Tamil : naku (nakuv-, nakk-)
Tamil meaning : to laugh, smile, rejoice, bloom as a flower, open, expand, shine, glitter
Tamil derivates : nakkal laughing, mockery, brightness, splendour; nakal smiling, laughing, rejoicing, gladness, friendship, ridicule, brilliance; nakāar tooth, as appearing in laughter; nakāal laughter; nakai laughter, smile, cheerfulness, delight, joy, contemptuous laughter, sneer, derision, grinning, pleasantry, friendship, pleasant word, play, sport, flower, blossoming of flowers, brightness, splendour, teeth, pearl; (-pp-, -tt-) to laugh, smile; naŋku (naŋki-) to deride, mock at; n. derision, mockery
Malayalam : nakekka
Malayalam meaning : to laugh
Kannada : nagu (nakk-), nage
Kannada meaning : to laugh, smile, laugh at, deride, open, blossom; n. a laugh, smile, laughter, derision, blooming, blossoming
Kannada derivates : nagegār_a a man who causes to laugh, a ridiculer, joker
Tulu : nakali
Tulu meaning : ridicule, satire, caricature, imitation
Tulu derivates : nakeruni to titter, giggle
Notes : Unclear -k- in Tulu.
Number in DED : 3569
