Proto-South Dravidian : *sap-
Meaning : to chew
Tamil : cappu (cappi-)
Tamil meaning : to masticate, chew (as betel or tobacco), mumble in eating, munch, sip, suck
Tamil derivates : cavaṭṭu (cavaṭṭi-) to chew, masticate, swallow down; cavai (-pp-, -tt-) to chew, munch, suck mother's milk
Malayalam : cappuka
Malayalam meaning : to smack the lips, suck, sip, eat whilst working
Malayalam derivates : cava chewing, the sound of it; cavekka to chew; cavaccal chewing
Kannada : capparisu
Kannada meaning : to chuckle or cluck to an animal to urge it on, smack the lips in sipping or supping, produce the peculiar sound of chewing, chew with a noise
Kannada derivates : capparaṇe the peculiar smacking of the lips by which peasants stop their cattle, chuckling; jabbu, jabbisu to suck
Kodagu : caveN- (caveNmp-, caveNnt-)
Kodagu meaning : to chew
Kodagu derivates : (Nalknad dialect) cayeN- (cayeNmp-, cayaNnt-) to chew; (Shanmugam) caymp chewing
Tulu : capparipuni
Tulu meaning : to smack the lips
Tulu derivates : capacapa a noise made with the mouth as a pig in eating
Notes : External data shows *c- to be primary. In this case Kannada *sapp- and Toda *top- would be expected; the sibilant was probably preserved due to the root's expressivity.
Number in DED : 2334
