Tamil derivates :cilati confidante, female servant or companion
Number in DED :2783
Proto-South Dravidian :*SIl-ai
Meaning :bow
Tamil :cilai
Tamil meaning :bow
Malayalam :cila
Malayalam meaning :bow
Number in DED :2571
Proto-South Dravidian :*SIlamb-
Meaning :fencing
Tamil :cilampam, cilamam
Tamil meaning :practice of the art of using quarterstaff, fencing
Malayalam :cilampam
Malayalam meaning :fencing
Malayalam derivates :cilampi fencer
Number in DED :2564
Proto-South Dravidian :*Silan-
Meaning :pimple, boil
Tamil :cilanti
Tamil meaning :pimple, small boil, abscess, ulcer, venereal boil
Malayalam :cilanni
Malayalam meaning :a kind of ulcer or bubo
Number in DED :2563
Proto-South Dravidian :*śil-i
Meaning :small hole
Tamil :illi
Tamil meaning :small hole (as in a pitcher), orifice as of the teat
Tamil derivates :cilli leak, hole, crack
Malayalam :cilli-kkuttu
Malayalam meaning :a little hole
Kannada :jilli
Kannada meaning :small hole in an earthen vessel
Number in DED :2575
Proto-South Dravidian :*śiḷ-i-
Meaning :to strip, flay
Tamil :iḷi (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning :to strip off, pluck
Malayalam :ciḷikka
Malayalam meaning :(the rind of a fruit) to open from ripeness
Tulu :cilkuni
Tulu meaning :to flay
Number in DED :2585
Proto-South Dravidian :*śilir-
Meaning :to stand erect
Tamil :ilir (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning :to stand erect as the hair stands on end from fright, etc.; sprout, germinate
Tamil derivates :cilir (-pp-, -tt-) to sprout, shoot, bristle as the hair on the body; cilir-cilir- to get goose-skin from intense emotion; ciluppu (ciluppi-) to bristle; cilumpu (cilumpi-) id., have an uneven surface by the rise of splinters, fibres, etc.; cilumpu, cilukku splinter or fibre rising on a smooth surface of wood
Tamil meaning :to wink, glitter, twinkle, shine; n. eyelid, winking of the eye, time spent in winking
Tamil derivates :cimiẓ (-pp-, -tt-) to wink, blink; cimiṭṭu (cimiṭṭi-) id., to make a signal with the eyes; n. blinking of the eyes, significant wink; cimiḷi (-pp-, -tt-) to wink; cimiḷippu winking of the eyes; cimpuḷi (-pp-, -tt-) to close or shut the eyes as in joy, terror, etc.; nimai (-pp-, -tt-) to wink; n. eyelid
Malayalam :ima
Malayalam meaning :eyelash
Malayalam derivates :imekka to blink, twinkle; cima eyelash; cimpuka, cimmuka, cīmpuka to twinkle with the eyes; cīmpal twinkling of the eyes; cīṇṭuka to give a secret sign
Kannada :ime, eme, eve
Kannada meaning :eyelash, eyelid
Kannada derivates :(Hal.) kǝnjɛme (n, not ñ) eyelid; cimuṭu, civaṭu, civuṭu to twinkle or wink with the eyes
Tamil derivates :cimaiyam top, summit of a mountain, peak, mountain, hill
Number in DED :2544
Proto-South Dravidian :*Simb-
Meaning :splinter
Tamil :cimpu
Tamil meaning :small splinter or fibre rising on a smooth surface of wood or metal, chip, flake from beaten iron, frayed ends of a worn cord, bamboo splits, twig
Tamil derivates :cimpal splinter, rough nap
Malayalam :cimpu
Malayalam meaning :splinter, bamboo slip
Number in DED :2546
Proto-South Dravidian :*Simiṭ-
Meaning :little, young
Malayalam :cimiṭṭu
Malayalam meaning :young, little
Malayalam derivates :cimiṭṭan child
Number in DED :2543
Proto-South Dravidian :*śimiẓ-
Meaning :to bind, entrap
Tamil :imiẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning :to bind as by order, restrain
Tamil derivates :(-pp-, -tt-) to fasten, tie; n. bond, cord; cimiẓ (-pp-, -tt-) to bind, entrap; n. small round jewel box, small casket; cimiẓppu bondage, tie
Malayalam :cimiẓ
Malayalam meaning :small box
Number in DED :2542
Proto-South Dravidian :*sinḍ-
Meaning :stench, nasty smell
Tamil :cīṇṭu
Tamil meaning :stench, as of rancid curd
Kannada :siṇḍu
Kannada meaning :a disagreeable, nauseous, fetid smell (as of sheep, tigers, rancid butter, etc.)
Kannada derivates :jaḍḍu the disagreeable smell of sheep's milk, etc.; jiḍḍu rancidity, etc.
Kodagu :ciṇḍɨ
Kodagu meaning :scent (found by dog in hunting, etc.)
Tulu :jiḍḍụ, jiḍḍa
Tulu meaning :rancidity, mustiness; rancid, musty
Notes :Possibly two roots.
Number in DED :2523
Proto-South Dravidian :*Sind-
Meaning :a musical composition
Tamil :cintu
Tamil meaning :a kind of musical composition, a musical note
