North Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-North-Dravidian : *naX-

Meaning : to deal with another

Kurukh : nakhrnā (nakkhras) "aux. vb. with idea of reciprocity, dispersion or severance"

Malto : naqe "to act or be one to another"

Number in DED : 3571

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nā-

Meaning : four things

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nāx

Additional forms : Also KUR naib four (Grignard, used with animals and things; Hahn, indefinite masc. or fem.)

Number in DED : 3655

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nāb-

Meaning : (Hahn) to thresh rice, winnow; (Grignard) tread as paddy, trample, throw down, beat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nābnā

Number in DED : 3769

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nād

Meaning : devil; spirit; idol

Kurukh : nād "devil, evil spirit; idol"

Malto : nāde "a stone set up in the name of a deity"

Additional forms : Also KUR nādas devil-worshipper; rascal, rogue, knave; nād-xall any field where an idol has been set up; MLT nādo relating to nāde, or a deity; nādo-māku the intestines of a slaughtered animal, such as the liver, heart, etc., which are supposed to belong to the gods.

Number in DED : 3645

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nāl

Meaning : low fields, terraced fields

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nāl

Number in DED : 2913

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nām (obl. nam-)

Meaning : we (inclusive)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nām (obl. nam-, naŋg-)

Malto : nām (obl. nam-)

Number in DED : 3647

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nānḍ

Meaning : to rescue, help

Kurukh : nā̃ṛnā (naṇḍyas), lā̃ḍnā (laṇḍyas) "to rescue, free, redeem"

Malto : nāḍe, lānḍe "to help out of danger"

Additional forms : Also KUR (Hahn) nā̃ḍnā, lā̃ḍnā to set free, rescue, deliver.

Number in DED : 3643

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nānj-

Meaning : cold season

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malto : nān_ye

Number in DED : 3630

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nā̆r-

Meaning : pulse; veins

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : narī "pulse"

Malto : nāru "the veins"

Number in DED : 2903

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nāsg-

Meaning : elder brother's wife

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nāsgo

Number in DED : 3644

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nedg

Meaning : to fall off, shake off

Kurukh : nedEgnā "to fall off (of leaves and fruits), fall through rottenness"

Malto : nethge "to shake off (as fruit from a tree)"

Additional forms : Also KUR refl.pass. nedgErnā to dry up (of dew), evaporate; MLT nethgre to fall in showers (as fruit from a tree).

Number in DED : 2923

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nek-

Meaning : to get well

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malto : neke

Number in DED : 3735

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nen-

Meaning : grease, fat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nē̃tā "grease, fat, lard"

Malto : nen_ya "fat of an animal"

Number in DED : 3746

Proto-North-Dravidian : *ner

Meaning : snake

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nerr

Malto : neru

Number in DED : 3752

Proto-North-Dravidian : *n-ē

Meaning : interr. base

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nē "who (sg.)"

Malto : nēreh "who/which man"

Notes : One of the three NDR interrogative bases, serving for masc. and fem. forms of the pronoun 'what'; see also *ek-, *endr-.

Additional forms : Also KUR nē nē who; MLT nērith/nēth, nērer which man, woman, thing.

Number in DED : 5151

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nēg

Meaning : ceremony, sacrificial rite, received custom

Kurukh : nēg

Number in DED : 3763

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nēj

Meaning : to ask for, beg, pray (Pfeiffer)

Kurukh : nēʔenā (nēcas)

Number in DED : 3602

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nēl-ā

Meaning : tomorrow

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nelā, (Hahn) nēlā

Malto : lēle

Number in DED : 3656

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nēr-

Meaning : to get dry

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nērnā (nīryas) "to get dry, lose moisture"

Malto : nēre "to get somewhat dry"

Additional forms : Also KUR (Hahn) nirnā to dry up.

Number in DED : 3777

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nijur

Meaning : embers, live coals, wood glowing with fire, brand

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : niyū̃r

Number in DED : 2929