Proto-South Dravidian : *nus-/*noj-
Meaning : small, minute
Tamil : no
Tamil meaning : small, tiny, minute, thin, slender
Tamil derivates : novvu (novvi-) to become thin, slender; n. thinness; noci (-v-, -nt-) to be thin, slender, minute; nocivu slenderness, fineness; noy grits, groats, smallness, minuteness, softness, lightness; noytal minuteness; noytu that which is thin, poor, light; noyppam delicateness, tenderness, skill, ability; noymmai, noyvu lightness, softness, minuteness; noyya small, minute, soft, weak, poor; noyy-en_al expr. signifying lightness, thinness, insignificance; nucuppu waist of a woman
Malayalam : noccu
Malayalam meaning : minute, light
Malayalam derivates : nuśu small, minute, young; noy(i) grits, groats, anything minute
Kannada : nusi
Kannada meaning : state of being crushed, strengthless, etc., powder, dust
Tulu : noccu, noccè
Tulu meaning : minute, light, paltry
Tulu derivates : nuggu small, little; nuggelụ smallness
Notes : At least two roots here, as Tamil no and noy can hardly be traced to each other. The Tulu forms are strange: *nosè, not noccè, should be expected, and nuggu, nuggelụ hardly belong here at all.
Number in DED : 3779
