Proto-South Dravidian : *Sī-
Meaning : a k. of shrub
Tamil : cī-kkāy, cīya-kkāy, cikai-kkāy
Tamil meaning : soap-pod wattle, Acacia concinna
Malayalam : cīkka-kkāyi, cīya-kkāyi
Malayalam meaning : Mimosa abstergens (the fruit serves for cleansing the hair after bathing)
Kannada : sīge
Kannada meaning : a climbing prickly shrub, the pods of which are used like soap for washing the hair, etc., Acacia concinna (the soap-nut tree is often called sīge, but not correctly)
Tulu : sīgè, sīge-kāyi
Tulu meaning : pods of Mimosa abstergens reduced to fine powder and used as soap for cleansing, soap-nut
Number in DED : 2607
