South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *salag-

Meaning : a measure of capacity

Tamil : calakai

Tamil meaning : a grain measure = 1/3 poti or a bullock load = 60 to 80 measures; land sufficient in extent for sowing one calakai of paddy

Kannada : solage, solige, sollage, sollige

Kannada meaning : a measure of capacity = 1/4 of a kuḍava or of a baḷḷa

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sal-ǝg

Number in DED : 2365

Proto-South Dravidian : *salav-ai

Meaning : washing of cloth

Tamil : calavai

Tamil meaning : bleaching or washing of cloth, washed cloth

Kannada : salave

Kannada meaning : washing and bleaching new cotton cloth

Number in DED : 2368

Proto-South Dravidian : *Salāp-

Meaning : pearl-fishery

Tamil : calāpam, cilāpam

Tamil meaning : pearl-fishery

Malayalam : salāpam, śilāpam

Malayalam meaning : pearl-fishery

Number in DED : 2369

Proto-South Dravidian : *Sal-i-

Meaning : weary, tired

Tamil : cali (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to be weary, become exhausted

Tamil derivates : calippu weariness, languor

Malayalam : calikka

Malayalam meaning : to become tired

Malayalam derivates : calippu fatigue

Number in DED : 2371

Proto-South Dravidian : *sam- ~ *sav-

Meaning : ready, suitable

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : camai (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be made, constructed, formed, get ready, prepare (oneself), be suitable, commence, mature, attain puberty

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to create, do, perform, get ready, prepare, cook; camaippu action, effort; camaiyal cooking, cooked food; camaivu state, situation; cavatari (-pp-, -tt-) to acquire, get ready, behave agreeably; cavaraṇai preparedness

Malayalam : camayam

Malayalam meaning : getting ready for a grand occasion, equipment, dress and ornaments, preparation, mien and manner, stocking a garden

Malayalam derivates : camayuka to get ready, dress well, assume a shape, be matured, grow, become; camekka to prepare, cook, produce an effect; camayikka to equip, stock a garden

Kannada : sama

Kannada meaning : getting ready, preparation, readiness

Kannada derivates : samanisu, savanisu to grow ready or prepared, be acquired, found, got or gained, be brought about, come about, occur, become; prepare, cause to get, apply to; samantu beauty, grace; beautifully, nicely; samar_u, savar_u to make proper, fit, neat or beautiful, trim; n. trim, decoration; savasu to make ready, prepare; same, save to be made ready, be prepared, be carried out, be made; make ready, prepare, make; savaraṇe, saṃvaraṇe, sauraṇe preparing, making ready, procuring of materials

Number in DED : 2342

Proto-South Dravidian : *śamai

Meaning : bamboo, reed

Tamil : amai

Tamil meaning : bamboo, solid bamboo

Tamil derivates : āmal spiny bamboo; āmpal bamboo

Malayalam : ama

Malayalam meaning : a reed, Saccharum sara; a bamboo

Kannada : tɛme

Kannada meaning : a kind of bamboo (Bark.)

Miscellaneous : KOR (M) came tender bamboo

Notes : Tamil forms with vowel length are unclear; they may reflect a different stem (in which case short -a- in *śamái should be considered secondary) or do not belong here at all.

Number in DED : 0170

Proto-South Dravidian : *sam-ai-

Meaning : to destroy

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : camai (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be consumed, destroyed, finish (tr.)

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to kill, destroy; camaivu destruction

Malayalam : cavati

Malayalam meaning : consumption

Kannada : same, save, savi

Kannada meaning : to be destroyed, be consumed, wear away, be abraded, pass away (as time), decline in strength

Kannada derivates : samisu, samayisu, savisu, savayisu to make to wear away, etc.; savar to perish

Tulu : savipuni

Tulu meaning : to abrade

Proto-Nilgiri : *sam- (*c-)

Number in DED : 2343

Proto-South Dravidian : *Samaṇ-

Meaning : sitting cross-legged

Tamil : cammaṇam, cappaṇam

Tamil meaning : sitting cross-legged

Malayalam : cammaṇam

Malayalam meaning : sitting cross-legged

Number in DED : 2350

Proto-South Dravidian : *samaṭ-i

Meaning : hammer, sledge-hammer

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cammaṭṭi

Tamil meaning : smith's large hammer, sledge

Tamil derivates : cammaṭṭi-kkūṭam hammer for beating metal into plates or thin leaves

Malayalam : cammaṭṭi-kūṭam

Malayalam meaning : hammer for beating metal

Kannada : cammaṭ(ṭ)ige

Kannada meaning : sledge hammer

Tulu : camaṭige

Tulu meaning : sledge hammer

Proto-Nilgiri : *samaṭ-ĭ

Notes : The forms are obviously interborrowed.

Number in DED : 2349

Proto-South Dravidian : *samb-

Meaning : a k. of paddy

Tamil : campā

Tamil meaning : a superior kind of paddy

Malayalam : campā

Malayalam meaning : a superior kind of paddy

Kannada : sambe-nellu

Kannada meaning : a superior kind of paddy

Number in DED : 2346

Proto-South Dravidian : *Samb-ai

Meaning : a k. of fish

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : campai

Tamil meaning : fish

Malayalam : campa

Malayalam meaning : a fish, boat-load of fishes

Number in DED : 2348

Proto-South Dravidian : *Samp-

Meaning : leavings of food

Tamil : cappal

Tamil meaning : refuse of food, leavings

Malayalam : campu

Malayalam meaning : leavings, refuse

Number in DED : 2332

Proto-South Dravidian : *Sampaṭ-

Meaning : (dirty) cloth

Tamil : campaṭam

Tamil meaning : cloth

Malayalam : campaṭam

Malayalam meaning : very dirty cloth

Number in DED : 2344

Proto-South Dravidian : *Saṇ-

Meaning : buttocks; penis

Tamil : caṇṇam

Tamil meaning : (?) penis

Tamil derivates : caṇṇu (caṇṇi-) to copulate

Malayalam : caṇṇa

Malayalam meaning : buttocks of animals, ham

Kodagu : canne

Kodagu meaning : buttocks

Number in DED : 2320

Proto-South Dravidian : *san-ai

Meaning : lever

Tamil : can_n_ai

Tamil meaning : timber used as a lever to help the movement of temple car

Kannada : sanne, sonne

Kannada meaning : a lever

Tulu : sanne-kōlụ

Tulu meaning : a lever

Number in DED : 2425

Proto-South Dravidian : *sanc-

Meaning : manner, plan, stratagem

Kannada : sañcu

Kannada meaning : to be full or artifices or act cunningly; n. expedient, means, artifice, stratagem, trick, intrigue; a trace

Tulu : sañcu

Tulu meaning : intrigue, plotting, artifice, stratagem, spying

Number in DED : 2293

Proto-South Dravidian : *Sanḍ-

Meaning : chaff; sediment

Tamil : caṇṭu

Tamil meaning : chaff, broken chips of spoilt straw; ? an insect damaging growing crops

Malayalam : caṇṭu

Malayalam meaning : chaff

Malayalam derivates : caṇṭi sediment, husks, pepper amenta, dry leaves

Kannada : caraṭa, caṭṭa

Kannada meaning : (?) extraneous matter separated by straining, sifting, or filtering

Number in DED : 2317

Proto-South Dravidian : *Sanḍ-ai

Meaning : quarrel

Tamil : caṇṭai

Tamil meaning : conflict, quarrel, fight, war

Malayalam : caṇṭa

Malayalam meaning : quarrel

Number in DED : 2318

Proto-South Dravidian : *saṇpag-

Meaning : campaka tree

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : caṇpakam, ceṇpakam

Tamil meaning : Michelia champaca

Malayalam : cempakam, campakam

Malayalam meaning : Michelia champaca

Kannada : sampage, sampige, campaka

Kannada meaning : Michelia champaca

Kodagu : cappayë-mara

Kodagu meaning : campaka tree

Kodagu derivates : cappayëm-pū campaka flower

Tulu : sampigè, sampayi

Tulu meaning : campaka flower

Notes : Forms with c- in Kannada (and possibly Kodagu) are influenced by Sanskrit campaka-.

Number in DED : 2321

Proto-South Dravidian : *Saŋ(k)-

Meaning : throat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : caŋku

Tamil meaning : throat (loc.)

Tamil derivates : caŋku-kaṭaital rattling in the throat, as of dying persons

Malayalam : caŋku

Malayalam meaning : throat

Malayalam derivates : caŋku karayuka to rattle in the throat, as of dying persons

Number in DED : 2282