Notes :A Tamil-Kannada isogloss; if the second syllable goes back to a "strong" (accented) suffix, both forms may be historically derived from *aṇ- "elder (brother)".
Tamil meaning :neck, side of the upper jaw, chin, throat, windpipe, beard, dewlap
Tamil derivates :aṇar, aṇari side of the upper jaw; aṇār neck
Malayalam :aṇa
Malayalam meaning :jaw, hinder part of jaw
Malayalam derivates :aṇa-ppallu grinder, double tooth; aṇal jaw, hinder part of mouth; aṇali viper; aṇṇāṭi cheekbone; aṇṇi inside of the cheek, joint of jaws
Kannada :aṇal
Kannada meaning :under part of the mouth, the mouth
Notes :A complex case. Most of the forms can be traced back to PSDR *aṇal, although ones like Tam. aṇa-r, Mal. aṇṇi suggest the -l may be suffixal. However, the Proto-Nilgiri form, as is seen from the Kota evidence, is *aṇǝg- < *aṇV[ŋ]g-, and in the Nilgiri languages it is only found within the compound *aṇǝg-pal 'molar tooth'. This makes me suspect that the original form may indeed have been *aṇVŋ-, and everything but Kota aṇg actually represents later modifications of the protostem as it kept merging with additional suffixes.
Kannada meaning :to meet with or suffer, reach, get at, obtain, be within reach
Notes :The Tamil stem formally looks like a transitive correlate, reflecting the original opposition *and- ~ *at-. However, it can also be explained through contamination with *at- 'unite, join'.
Number in DED :0149
Proto-South Dravidian :*and-
Meaning :a small insect
Tamil :antu
Tamil meaning :a small grey-winged insect found in stored paddy
Kannada :andi, andihuẓa
Kannada meaning :a small grey and winged insect that infests grain, Tinea oryzella
Notes :A Tamil-Kan. isogloss with different stem endings (*and- in Tamil, *andi in Kan.). Kan. andi-huẓa < *andi-puẓa "andi-insect", but even if the andi- part goes back to some kind of attribute, we still do not know the etymology.
Number in DED :0150
Proto-South Dravidian :*anḍai
Meaning :squirt, vessel for milking
Tamil :aṇṭai
Tamil meaning :squirt for festival occasions
Kannada :aṇḍe
Kannada meaning :vessel made of a hollow bamboo, etc., generally with a handle
Tulu :aṇḍè
Tulu meaning :vessel made of hollow bamboo or nutshell, vessel of a toddy-drawer for putting toddy in
Notes :SDR only; possibly related to *aṇai ~ *anḍai "approach, join" (i. e. a vessel that closely adheres to smth.).
Number in DED :0130
Proto-South Dravidian :*andaṇa-
Meaning :brahman
Tamil :antaṇan_
Tamil meaning :brahman
Tamil derivates :antaṇmai, antaṇamai, antaṇattuvam brahmanhood
Malayalam :antaṇan
Malayalam meaning :brahman
Notes :A Tamil-Malayalam isogloss. Possibly connected to some of the existing Dravidian kinship terms like *ata-, but there are no exact consonantism matches to prove this.
Number in DED :0148
Proto-South Dravidian :*anḍa-r
Meaning :shepherds
Tamil :aṇṭar, iṇṭar
Tamil meaning :shepherds
Malayalam :aṇṭar
Malayalam meaning :shepherds
Notes :The -r is presumably a plural suffix, but the Tamil-Malayalam isogloss itself has no etymology.
Malayalam meaning :kernel, stone of mango, etc., nut, scrotum
Kodagu :māŋge āṇḍi
Kodagu meaning :mango stone
Tulu :aṇḍi
Tulu meaning :kernel of mangoes, etc.
Notes :For Tam. -kkoṭṭai see PSDR *koṭai. Vowel length in Koḍagu is quite baffling, possibly a mistranscription.
Number in DED :0126
Proto-South Dravidian :*anḍigai
Meaning :pannier or pack
Kannada :aṇḍige
Kannada meaning :one pannier or pack, half a bullock load
Notes :A word of unclear origin; the only parallels are in Telugu.
Number in DED :0127
Proto-South Dravidian :*anḍi-punār
Meaning :a k. of evergreen tree
Kannada :andipunāru-mara
Kannada meaning :an evergreen tree, Carallia integerrima Merr.
Tulu :aṇḍiṇārụ, aṇḍipuṇārụ
Tulu meaning :C. integerrima
Notes :A lone Kannaḍa-Tulu isogloss with typical "plant irregularities". For the second part of the compound cf. Tamil puṇar 'newness' and other SDR forms for 'new'. The first part remains unclear.
Kodagu meaning :to wear, enjoy (jewels) (song word)
Tulu :aṇi
Tulu meaning :a kind of mask or appendage worn by a devil-dancer, a peacock's tail when spread
Number in DED :0116
Proto-South Dravidian :*aṇi
Meaning :array, row
Tamil :aṇi
Tamil meaning :array of an army, order, regularity, row
Tamil derivates :(-v-, -nt-) to put in array (as an army); aṇiyam array of an army
Malayalam :aṇi
Malayalam meaning :row, line of soldiers
Kannada :aṇi
Kannada meaning :an array, body of soldiers, detachment
Notes :Possibly an Indo-Aryan borrowing (Turner 308: ánīka- 'face, front, point, edge, row'). The only parallel outside SDR is in Telugu. Cf. also *aṇija-.
Number in DED :0117
Proto-South Dravidian :*aṇija-
Meaning :prow
Tamil :aṇiyam
Tamil meaning :forepart of a vessel, stem, prow
Malayalam :aṇiyam
Malayalam meaning :ship's head, prow
Tulu :aṇya
Tulu meaning :prow of a vessel
Notes :Quite possibly the same as *aṇi 'row, order'; cf. also Telugu annemu.