Proto-South Dravidian : *nIn-ai-
Meaning : to think
Tamil : nin_ai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to think, consider, reflect, ponder, remember, meditate, know, understand, intend, design, have in view, imagine, fancy, suppose
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) id., resolve, determine; nin_aital reflection; nin_aippu thought; nin_aivu thought, idea, reflection, consideration, recollection, remembrance, imagination, conception, notion, object, design, purpose, meditation, care
Malayalam : ninayuka
Malayalam meaning : to think
Malayalam derivates : ninekka to think, remember, consider, wish; ninavu thought, a memorandum, notice, imagination; nineppavar the thoughtful
Kannada : nenasu
Kannada meaning : to think, imagine, think of, remember
Kannada derivates : nenapu, nenavu, nenavi, nenaha, nenahu thought, reflection, recollection, remembrance; nene to think, think on, bear in mind, be mindful of, wish, remember, recollect; neneyisu to think, etc.; neppu recollection, acquaintance; (Hav.) nempu memory
Kodagu : nena- (nenap-, nenat-)
Kodagu meaning : to think, reflect upon
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) nenap thought
Tulu : nenepuni
Tulu meaning : to think, imagine, mind, reflect, recollect, remember
Tulu derivates : ninepu, nenepu, nepa thought, intention, remembrance, recollection, memory; (B-K) nempu memory; nenevarigè€ remembrance, recollection, recognition
Number in DED : 3683
