Tamil meaning :to fill, become full, rise to the brim, be crowded, abundant, copious; stagnate
Tamil derivates :tēkku (tēkki-) to drink to the fill, be full, copious, abundant, replete, be sated, glutted; stop the flow as of water, dam up; n. fullness, repletion, satiety; tēkkam being brimful, fullness, satiety; obstruction of the flow of water; tēkkar abundance
Tamil meaning :to be accepted as true, be clarified, made clear as water, be strengthened, recover from swooning or intoxication, be thorough, accomplished, mature (as the mind), reach perfection, thrive as vegetation, be comforted, consoled, cheer up, be successful in examination, prove, result, amount to (as profit), trust, confide, believe in, decide; n. clearness, certainty
Tamil derivates :tēr_unar the learned, trustworthy persons; tēr_a thoroughly; tēr_al clearness, pure, clarified toddy, honey, clarified juice; tēr_in_ar tested or tried friends; tēr_in_avan_ person of experience, one well-versed in an art, an adept; tēr_r_u (tēr_r_i-) to make clear, convince, assure, relieve from doubt, know, understand, swear, take an oath, clear, clarify, refine, comfort, console, cure, give relief, communicate strength, nourish, cherish, invigorate, encourage; n. making clear, becoming clear; tēr_r_am certainty, assurance, determination, clearness, presence of mind, comfort, consolation, thriving, luxuriant growth; tēr_r_an_ person of true knowledge; tēr_r_ā, tēr_r_u, tēr_u clearing-nut tree; tēr_r_āŋ-koṭṭai clearing nut; ter_r_al clear-sighted person; ter_r_-en_a clearly; ter_r_-en_avu certainty, clearness; tēṭṭai clearness, transparency, clear water
Malayalam :tēr_uka
Malayalam meaning :to be strengthened, thrive, mend, recover, believe
Malayalam derivates :tēr_al clearness, thriving, certainty, thought, nectar; tēr_r_am firmness, faith, trust; tēr_r_uka to make strong; tēr_r_āmaram Strychnos potatorum
Kannada :tēṭa, tēṭe
Kannada meaning :clearness, purity (as that of water, etc.)
Kannada derivates :tēru to reach as the end; (the object) to be reached, be successful as in an examination; tērgaḍe, tērugaḍe success (in an examination); terpar_, teppar_ to become conscious, recover one's senses, recover from fainting; animate; teppar_isu, ṭeppar_isu to recover one's senses, become conscious, start up, awake
Notes :Kannada and Tulu forms are dubious. All forms with -ṭ- are obviously borrowed from Telugu, since this is not a regular reflexation; forms with plain -r- are either dialectal or borrowed as well.
Number in DED :3471
Proto-South Dravidian :*Tēt_-
Meaning :tusk
Tamil :ter_r_u-ppal
Tamil meaning :snagged tooth, supernumerary tooth
Malayalam :tēr_r_a
Malayalam meaning :tusk of a boar or young elephant
Number in DED :3448
Proto-South Dravidian :*Tēv-ai
Meaning :business; need
Tamil :tēvai
Tamil meaning :affairs, business, compelling need or necessity
Malayalam :tēva
Malayalam meaning :need
Number in DED :3469
Proto-South Dravidian :*Tēvāŋ-
Meaning :lemur, sloth
Tamil :tēvāŋku
Tamil meaning :lemur, Indian sloth, Loris gracilis
Tamil meaning :to shine (as diamonds), glimmer (as stars), be brilliant
Tamil derivates :tikaẓcci, tikaẓvu brightness, lustre, splendour; tikaẓttu (tikaẓtti-) to explain clearly, make clear, show clearly, beautify, adorn; tekiẓ (-v-, -nt-) to be manifest, shine
Malayalam :tikaẓuka
Malayalam meaning :to shine
Number in DED :3200
Proto-South Dravidian :*tIg-/*tik-
Meaning :confused, perplexed
Tamil :tikai (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning :to be taken aback, confused, perplexed, bewildered, be astonished, amazed; n. amazement
Tamil derivates :tikaippu amazement
Kannada :tikkalu
Kannada meaning :state of being confused or deranged in the mind