Proto-South Dravidian : *naṇ-[ṭ-]
Meaning : to approach; to unite; friend, friendship
Tamil : naṇṇu (naṇṇi-)
Tamil meaning : to draw near, approach, reach, be attached to, united with, adhere
Tamil derivates : naṇṇunar friends, adherents; naṇpu, naṭpu love, attachment, affection, amity, friendship, relationship; naṇpan_ friend, companion, associate; naṇmai, naṇi nearness, proximity; naṇiyān_ one who is near; naṇuŋku (naṇuŋki-), naṇuku (naṇuki-) to approach, draw nigh, arrive at, become attached to or united with; naḷ (naṭp-, naṭṭ-), naḷḷu (naḷḷi-) to approach, join, associate with, contract friendship, befriend, like, accept; naḷḷunar friends, adherents, associates; naṭṭār, naṭṭōr friends, relations
Malayalam : naṇṇuka, neṇṇuka
Malayalam meaning : to remember with love and gratitude
Kannada : naṇṭu, neṇṭu
Kannada meaning : relationship, friendship
Kannada derivates : naṇṭa, neṇṭa relative, kinsman, friend; naṇṭatana, neṇṭatana, naṇṭartana, naṇṭastike, naṇṭike relationship; naṇpu, neṇpu friendship, affection, love, favour, confidential relationship, familiarity, intimacy, relationship, delightfulness, charm, pleasantness, agreeability
Tulu : naṇṭụ, naṇṭu, naṇṭastigè, neṇṭastigè
Tulu meaning : kin, relationship
Tulu derivates : neṇṭe a relation
Notes : Tamil naḷ- is unclear; quite possibly contaminated with *naḷ- 'wide, thick, overcrowded'.
Number in DED : 3588
