Proto-South Dravidian : *nāl_-
Meaning : wet
Tamil : nan_ai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become wet, be moistened, soaked
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to wet, moisten, soak; nan_aivu wet, moisture, humidity; nan_-cey wet lands, wet cultivation; nāntu (nānti-) to become wet; nāntal cloudiness, cloudy weather, dampness
Malayalam : nana
Malayalam meaning : moisture, irrigation
Malayalam derivates : nanayuka to become wet, be moist, be soaked; nanaccal, nanappu, nanavu wetness; nanekka to wet, soak, irrigate; nāntuka to become wet
Kannada : nane, nene
Kannada meaning : to become wet, moist or soaked
Kannada derivates : nanasu, nenasu to make wet, moisten; naneha becoming wet, wetness, dampness; nān (nānd-) to get wet, moist, damp, soaked; nādu to moisten, wet, soak, steep, cool; nāndu to make damp, cool, etc., liquefy, dissolve, melt; (?) nār_u to moisten, wet; (Hav.) nāṇu to lose crispness; nāṇaṭe a cake that has lost its crispness
Kodagu : nele- (nelev-, neland-)
Kodagu meaning : (person) gets wet
Kodagu derivates : nelat- (nelati-) to wet (thing or person); nela- (nelap-, nelat-) to wash (clothes); (Shanmugam) nelap washing (clothes); nena to wet; nenap wetting
Tulu : naṇè
Tulu meaning : wet, moist
Tulu derivates : nanepini, nanepuni, naneyuni, nanevuni to be moist, wet, damp; naneri wet rice
Number in DED : 3630
