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This is a Swadesh list of Dravidian languages, specifically Tamil, Malayalam, Kodava, Kannada, Tulu, Telugu, Gondi, Konda-Dora, Kui (India), Kuvi, Kolami, Kurukh, Brahui and Proto-Dravidian, compared with that of English.
№ | English | Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ) edit (207) | Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ) edit (207) | Kodava ಕೊಡವ (koḍava) edit (1) | Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) edit (207) | Tulu ತುಳು (tuḷu) edit (79) | Telugu తెలుగు (telugu) edit (207) | Gondi గోండీ (gōṇḍī) edit (1) | Konda-Dora కొణ్డ (koṇḍa) edit (1) | Kui (India) କୁୟି (kuyi) edit (1) | Kuvi କୁୱି (kuwi) edit (2) | Kolami (kolāmi) कॊलामि edit (207) | Kurukh कुड़ुख़् (kuṛux) edit (207) | Brahui براہوئی edit (117) | Proto-Dravidian edit (93) |
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1 | I (1sg) | nāṉ | ñāṉ | nānu, nā | nānu | yānu, yēnu, yānŭ, ēnŭ | nēnu | anā, annā, nannā, nanā, nana | nān, nānu | ānu, nānu | nānu | ān | ēn | ī | *yĀn |
2 | you (2sg) | nī | nī*, Thesaurus:nī | | nīnu | ī | nuvvu, nīvu | | | | nīnū | īn | nīn | nī | *nīn |
3 | he, she, it (3sg) | avaṉ, avaḷ, atu | avaṉ*, avaḷ*, atŭ, addēhaṁ* | | avanu, avaḷu, adu | āye, āḷŭ, adŭ | ataḍu, atanu, vāḍu, vāru | | | | | avand, ad, ad | īs*, ās*, īd*, ād* | dā, o | *awanṯu, *atu |
4 | we (1pl) | nām, nāṅkaḷ | nammaḷ, ñaṅṅaḷ | | nāvu | yaṅkalŭ, eṅkulu | manamu, mēmu | | | | | nēṇḍ, ām | ēm*, nām* | nan | *yĀm, *ñām |
5 | you (2pl) | nīṅkaḷ | niṅṅaḷ | | nīvu | ikuḷu | mīru | | | | | īm | nīm | num | *nīm |
6 | they (3pl) | avar, avarkaḷ, avai, ivar, ivarkaḷ, ivai | avaṟ* | | avaru | ākuḷu, agulu, akuḷu | vāḷḷu, avi | | | | | avar, adav | īr*, ibṛar*, ār*, abṛar* | ofk, ok, dāk | *awar |
7 | this | itu, inta | itŭ | | idu | undŭ | idi | | | | | id | ī | dā | *itu |
8 | that | atu, anta | atŭ | | adu | avŭ | adi | | | | | ad | ā | o | *atu |
9 | here | iṅkē, iṅku | iviṭe | | illi | iñci | ikkaḍa, iccaṭa, īḍa | | | | | itti | isan | dāṛe | |
10 | there | aṅkē, aṅku | aviṭe | | alli | ayiṭe | akkaḍa, accaṭa, āḍa | | | | | atti | asan | eṛe | |
11 | who | yār, evaṉ, evaḷ, evar | ārŭ | | yāru | ērŭ | evaru | | | | | ēr | nē, nēhar | der | *yĀr |
12 | what | eṉṉa, etu | entŭ | | ēnu | eñcina | ēmiṭi, ēṇṭi | | | | | tāned | endarā, ender, ekā* | ant | |
13 | where | eṅkē, eṅku | eviṭe | | elli | oñci | ekkaḍa, eccaṭa, ēḍa | | | | | etti | eksan, ekhō | arāṅg | |
14 | when | eppoḻutu, eppōtu | eppōḷ | | yāvāga | ēpa | eppuḍu | | | | | eṇḍi | ekābīrī, iklā | arātam, harātam | |
15 | how | eppaṭi | eṅṅane | | hēge | eñca | elā, eṭlā | | | | | enaṅ | ekāse | amar | |
16 | not | illai | alla, illa | | alla | attŭ, ijji | kādu, lēdu | | | | | sillai, tōd | mallai, mal, māl, mā | af | |
17 | all | aṉaittu | ellāṁ, saṟvva, muḻuvaṉ, mottaṁ | | ella | māta, sarva | andaru, annī, mottamu | | | | | el | urmi*, ormā* | kul | |
18 | many | niṟaiya, pala | kuṟē, pala | | hala | ajanta | cālā | | | | | lai, kūb | ajam, ḍher | bāz, چندی, bhāz | |
19 | some | cila | cila, cilatŭ | | kela | kela | kondaru, konni, konta | | | | | koccam | kaṭik, jukk | giṛās | |
20 | few | koñcam | kuṟaccŭ, alpaṁ | | svalpa, koñca | kela | konni | | | | | koccam | jukk, kaṭik | mana | |
21 | other | maṟṟa | maṟṟŭ, vēṟe | | bēre | itara, para | vērē, itara | | | | | vēṇḍ | nannā | pen | |
22 | one | oṉṟu | onnŭ | | ondu | oñji | okaṭi | | | | | okkod | ond | asiṭ | *onṯu |
23 | two | iraṇṭu | raṇṭŭ | | eraḍu | eraḍŭ, iraḍŭ, raḍḍŭ | reṇḍu | | | | | eraṇḍi, indiṅ | ẽṛ | iraṭ | *iraṇṭu |
24 | three | mūṉṟu | mūnnŭ | | mūru | mūji | mūḍu | | | | | mūndiṅ | mūnd | musiṭ | *mūnṯu |
25 | four | nāṉku | nālŭ, nāṅkŭ | | nālku | nālŭ | nālugu | | | | | nāliṅ | nāx | cār | *nāl |
26 | five | aintu | añcŭ | | aidu | ayinŭ | aidu | | | | | sēndi, ayd | pañce | panc | *caymtu |
27 | big | periya | valiya | | doḍḍa | eru | pedda | | | | | per | kȭhā | balun, bhalun, ballā, bhallā, ḍala | *pēr, *perV- |
28 | long | nīḷamāṉa | nīḷamuḷḷa | | niḍu | udda | poḍavaina | | | | | poḍam | dīghā | murġun | |
29 | wide | akalamāṉa | vītiyuḷḷa | | agala | ara | veḍalpaina | | | | | doḍḍa | cakaṛ, panhā | śabīt, patan | |
30 | thick | taṭitta | kaṭṭiyuḷḷa | | dappa | aladŭ | mandamaina, cikkani | | | | | jāḍ | mõṭ | hūlun, pangun, maṭ | |
31 | heavy | kaṉamāṉa | kanatta, bhāramuḷḷa | | tūka | guru | baruvaina | | | | | bejja | otthā | kuben | |
32 | small | ciṉṉa | ceṟiya | | saṇṇa, cikka | iṭṭi | cinna | | | | | sinnam | sannī | cunak, cuṅk | |
33 | short | kuṟu, kuṭṭai | kuṟiya | | giḍḍa, kuḷḷa | kuddu | poṭṭi | | | | | moṇḍi, moṭṭi | puḍḍā | gavanḍ | |
34 | narrow | kuṟukiya | iṭuṅṅiya | | sapura | ikkaṭṭŭ | irukaina, sannani | | | | | ṭeṭṭe | saruā | taṅg | |
35 | thin | melliya | nēṟtta | | teḷu | telpu | sannani, palucani | | | | | ṭeṭṭe | saruā | اُنکش | |
36 | woman | peṇ | strī, peṇṇŭ | | heṅgasu, heṇṇu | aṅgane, poṇṇu, emmaḷu | āḍadi, strī, mahiḷa | | | | | peṇṭi | ālī, mukkā | niyāṛī, zālbul | *peṇ |
37 | man (adult male) | āḷ, āṇ | puruṣaṉ, āṇŭ | | gaṇḍasu, puruṣa, āḷu | āñjavu, āṇjevu, āṇjōvu, kuddāyida | magavāḍu, puruṣuḍu | | | | | mankāk | ālas, mēt | narīna, ari, ādamī, bandaġ | |
38 | man (human being) | maṉitaṉ | Thesaurus:manuṣyaṉ | | manuṣya, mandi | manuṣye | maniṣi | | | | | manuṣyak, mandi | āl | ins, insān, bandaġ, ādumzāt, ādmīzāt | *āḷ |
39 | child | kuḻantai, piḷḷai | kuṭṭi, kuññŭ, śiśu, piḷḷa, kiṭāvŭ | | magu, kūsu | kande | pilla, pillavāḍu | | | | | piḷḷu | xadd | cunā | |
40 | wife | maṉaivi | bhārya, keṭṭiyavaḷ | | heṇḍati, maḍadi | buḍedi, kaḷatra, kānte, dāra, patni, bhārye | peḷḷāṁ, bhārya, āli | | | | | māsā | ālī, pacco* | zayfa, zāīfa, zan, urāī | |
41 | husband | kaṇavaṉ | bhaṟttāvŭ, keṭṭiyavaṉ | | gaṇḍa | kanḍane | moguḍu, bharta, penimiṭi | | | | | magavan | ālas, pacgī* | ari, ariġ | |
42 | mother | ammā, mātā | Thesaurus:amma | | amma, tāyi | appe | amma, talli | | | | | ammā | ayō, ayaṅg | امَّا, āī, lumma | *amma |
43 | father | appā, pitā | Thesaurus:acchaṉ | | appa, tande | amme | nānna, taṇḍri | | | | | appak | babas | bāva | *appa |
44 | animal | mirukam | mr̥gaṁ, jantu | | prāṇi | prāṇi | jantuvu | | | | | prāṇi | jiyā-jaũt | hevān, sāhdār, sādār | |
45 | fish | mīṉ | mīṉ, matsyaṁ, jhaṣaṁ, kannal | | mīnu | mīnŭ | cēpa | | | | | kāye | iñjō | māhī | *mīn |
46 | bird | paṟavai | kiḷi, pakṣi | | hakki | pakki | pakṣi, piṭṭa | | | | | piṭṭa | ōṛā | cukk | |
47 | dog | nāy | paṭṭi, nāya, śvānaṉ | | nāyi | nāyi | kukka | | | | | āte | allā | sag, kucak | *naH- |
48 | louse | pēṉ | pēṉ | | hēnu | pēnŭ | pēnu | | | | | pēn | pēn | boḍ | *pēn |
49 | snake | pāmpu | pāmpŭ, saṟppaṁ | | hāvu | uccu | pāmu | | | | | pām | nerr | dūśa | *pāmpu |
50 | worm | puḻu | puḻu, kr̥mi | | huḷa, huḷu | puri | purugu | | | | | purre | leṇḍā, pocgō | pū | *puẓu |
51 | tree | maram | maraṁ, vr̥kṣaṁ | | mara | mara | ceṭṭu | | | | | māk | mann | draxt, daraxt | *maran |
52 | forest | kāṭu | kāṭŭ, vanaṁ, kānanaṁ | | kāḍu | kāḍŭ | aḍavi | | | | | aḍavi | ṭoṛaṅg | jangal | *kā |
53 | stick | kucci, taṭi | vaṭi, kampŭ | | kōlu, kaḍḍi, baḍi | kōlŭ | karra, kaṭṭe | | | | | kola | ṭempā, soṭṭā | laṭ, śat | *kōl |
54 | fruit | paḻam | paḻaṁ, phalaṁ | | haṇṇu | parndŭ | paṇḍu, phalamu | | | | | paṇ | xañjpā | meva | *kāy |
55 | seed | vitai | vittŭ, kuru | | bīja, bittu | bittŭ | vittanaṁ | | | | | vitanam | bīj | gaḍḍa, bijj | *wittV |
56 | leaf | ilai | ila | | ele | ire | āku | | | | | rekka | atxā | pan, phan, varx | *elay |
57 | root | vēr | vērŭ | | bēru | bērŭ | vēru | | | | | vēr | pādā | mās, rota | *wēr |
58 | bark (of a tree) | paṭṭai | tōl, marattōl | | togaṭe | cōli | beraḍu | | | | | sekka | oṛk | | |
59 | flower | pū | pūvŭ, pū, puṣpaṁ | | hūvu | pū | puvvu, puṣpamu | | | | | pūta | pū̃p | phull | *puH |
60 | grass | pul | pullŭ | | hullu | pajirŭ | gaḍḍi | | | | | gaḍḍi | ghā̃sī | bae | *pul |
61 | rope | kayiṟu, ñāṇ | kayaṟ | | nēṇu | ballŭ | tāḍu, mōku | | | | | nārā | ēp | ciṭ, cīlik | |
62 | skin | tōl | toli | | carma, togalu | carma | tōlu, carmamu | | | | | tōl | capṭā | sil | |
63 | meat | māmicam, iṟaicci | māṁsaṁ, iṟacci | | māṃsa, bāḍu | māsa | māṁsaṁ | | | | | māṁsam | ahṛā | sū | |
64 | blood | rattam, kuruti | cōra, raktaṁ, kuruti, niṇaṁ | | rakta, nettaru | netterŭ | raktamu, netturu | | | | | nettur | xē̃s | ditar | *neyttVr |
65 | bone | elumpu | ellŭ, asthi | | elubu | elu | emuka, bomike, bokka | | | | | bokka | xocol | haḍ | |
66 | fat (noun) | koḻuppu | koḻuppŭ | | kobbu | | kovvu | | | | | ney | nē̃tā | | *ney |
67 | egg | muṭṭai | muṭṭa | | moṭṭe | tetti | guḍḍu | | | | | saṅk | bī | xāya, xvāya | |
68 | horn | kompu | kompŭ | | kombu | kombu | kommu | | | | | kommu | marag | marġ | *kōṭu |
69 | tail | vāl | vāl | | bāla, tōke | bīla | tōka | | | | | tōka | xolā | liṭṭik | |
70 | feather | iṟaku | tūval | | gari | suyi, tuyi, tuvi | īka | | | | | gar | pencō | parraġ | |
71 | hair | muṭi | muṭi, kūntal, mayiṟ | | kūdalu | kujalŭ | veṇṭrukalu, juṭṭu | | | | | tīr | cuṭṭī | puṭ, puźźa | |
72 | head | talai, maṇṭai | tala | | tale | tare, manḍe | tala | | | | | tar | kukk | kāṭum, sara, sar | *talay |
73 | ear | kātu | cevi, kātŭ | | kivi | kebi | cevi | | | | | kev | xebdā | xaf | *kewi |
74 | eye | kaṇ | Thesaurus:kaṇṇŭ | | kaṇṇu | kaṇṇŭ | kannu, nētraṁ | | | | | kaṇ | xann | xan | *kaṇ |
75 | nose | mūkku | mūkkŭ | | mūgu | mūṅku | mukku | | | | | mūkku | muī | bāmus | *mūnk(k)u |
76 | mouth | vāy | vāya | | bāyi | bāyi | nōru, mūti | | | | | mūṭi | baī | bā | *wāy |
77 | tooth | pal | pallŭ | | hallu | kūli | pannu | | | | | pal | pall | dannān | *pal |
78 | tongue (organ) | nākku | nākkŭ, nāvŭ | | nālage | nālayi | nāluka | | | | | nālka | tatxā | duvī | |
79 | fingernail | nakam | nakhaṁ | | uguru | ugurŭ | gōru | | | | | gōr | orox | zīl | *okVr |
80 | foot | kāl, pātam | pādaṁ, kālaṭi | | aḍi | | pādamu, aḍugu | | | | | kāl | xeḍḍ | nat | |
81 | leg | kāl | kālŭ | | kālu | kārŭ | kālu | | | | | kāl | xeḍḍ | nat | *kāl |
82 | knee | mūṭṭu | muṭṭŭ | | maṇḍi | | mōkālu | | | | | mūḍsu | mūkā | goḍ, zān | |
83 | hand | kai | kai, karaṁ, hastaṁ | | kai | | ceyyi, cēyi | | | | | kī | xekkhā | dū | *kay |
84 | wing | iṟakkai | ciṟakŭ | | rekke | | rekka | | | | | reppā | pencō | parra | |
85 | belly | tonti, toppai | vayaṟŭ | | hoṭṭe | | poṭṭa, kaḍupu | | | | | poṭṭa | kūl | piḍ, phiḍ | *poṭṭ- |
86 | guts | kuṭal | kuṭal | | keccu | | pēgulu | | | | | pēg | poṭṭā | rotīṅk | |
87 | neck | kaḻuttu | kaḻuttŭ | | kattu | | meḍa, kaṇṭhaṁ | | | | | mak | ṭoṭā | lix | |
88 | back | mutuku, puṟam | mutukŭ, puṟaṁ | | bennu | | vīpu, vennu | | | | | mulke, ven | mēd | baj | *pin |
89 | breast | mārpu, mulai | mula, stanaṁ | | mole | | cannu, stanamu | | | | | pamme | dudhī | xad, sīna | |
90 | heart | itayam, akam | hr̥dayaṁ, neñcakaṁ | | hṛdaya, guṇḍige | | guṇḍe | | | | | guṇḍur | bukā | ust | *kuṇṭV |
91 | liver | īral | karaḷ | | īli | | kālēyaṁ | | | | | Taraṅguḍ | umbalxō | jaġar | |
92 | to drink | kuṭi | kuṭikkuka | | kuḍi | | tāgu | | | | | uṇ | onnā | kuniṅg, tingiṅg | *uHṇ |
93 | to eat | cāppiṭu, uṇ, tiṉ | kaḻikkuka, tinnuka, uṇṇuka, bhakṣikkuka | | tinnu, uṇṇu | | tinu | | | | | tin | mōxnā*, onnā* | kuniṅg | *uHṇ, *tiHn |
94 | to bite | kaṭi | kaṭikkuka | | kaḍi, kaccu | | koruku, karacu | | | | | kork | habka'ānā | ḍaliṅg | |
95 | to suck | uṟiñcu | cappuka | | cīpu | | cīku | | | | | umurs | cīpnā | huṛiṅg | |
96 | to spit | tuppu | tuppuka | | uguḷu | | ummu | | | | | us | tuppnā | tuf kanniṅg | |
97 | to vomit | kakku | chaṟddikkuka | | kāru | | kakku | | | | | Maguḷ | putrnā | | |
98 | to blow | ūtu | ūtuka | | ūdu | | ūdu, vīcu | | | | | ūṇḍ | ūrnā | kaśśiṅg | |
99 | to breathe | mūccuviṭu | śvasikkuka | | usiru āḍu | | ūpiri pīlcu | | | | | usir | sā̃s ho'onā*, nāxnā | | *ucV- |
100 | to laugh | ciri, nakai | cirikkuka | | nagu | | navvu | | | | | kaiṅ | alkhnā | maxxiṅg | |
101 | to see | pār | kāṇuka | | nōḍu | | cūcu | | | | | ol | ērnā | xaniṅg, hunniṅg | *kāṇ- |
102 | to hear | kēḷ | kēḷkkuka | | kēḷu | | vinu | | | | | vin | mennā | biniṅg | *kēḷ- |
103 | to know | aṟi, teri | aṟiyuka | | tiḷi | | telusukonu, erugu | | | | | orki | axnā | cāiṅg | *aṯV- |
104 | to think | niṉai | cintikkuka, ninaykkuka, ālōcikkuka | | yōcisu | | ālōciñcu | | | | | sosil | sōcnā | hunniṅg, ṭak xalliṅg, sociṅg | |
105 | to smell | mō, nukar, mukar | maṇakkuka | | mūsu | | vāsana cūcu, mūccūcu | | | | | kam | nusuṅgnā | gand xalliṅg | |
106 | to fear | añcu, pēṭi | pēṭikkuka | | hedaru | | beduru, bhayapaḍu | | | | | ars | elcnā | خُلِنْگ | |
107 | to sleep | tūṅku, uṟaṅku | uṟaṅṅuka | | malagu | | kunuku, tūgu, nidra pōvu | | | | | maṅ | xandrnā | xāciṅg | *tuñc- |
108 | to live | vāḻ | jīvikkuka, vāḻuka, poṟukkuka | | bāḷu | | batuku | | | | | man | ujjnā | rahengiṅg, tammiṅg | *man- |
109 | to die | cā, iṟa | Thesaurus:marikkuka | | sāyi | | caccu | | | | | tik | khē'enā | kahiṅg | *caH- |
110 | to kill | kol | kolluka | | kollu | | campu | | | | | alaṅ | piṭnā | xalliṅg | *kol- |
111 | to fight | pōrāṭu, caṇṭaiyiṭu, porutu, mōtu | pōrāṭuka, porutuka | | hōrāḍu | | pōrāḍu | | | | | kuḍuk | laṛnā | jaṅg kanniṅg | |
112 | to hunt | vēṭṭaiyāṭu | vēṭṭayāṭuka, nāyāṭuka | | bēṭeyāḍu | | vēṭāḍu | | | | | vēṭā | sendrā bēcnā | śikār kanniṅg | |
113 | to hit | aṭi | iṭikkuka | | hoḍe | | koṭṭu | | | | | lagāp | launā | xalliṅg, laggiṅg | |
114 | to cut | veṭṭu, naṟukku | muṟikkuka | | kattarisu | | kōyu | | | | | kayīp | khaṇḍnā, xoynā | taṛiṅg, guḍḍiṅg, kāṭ kanniṅg | *koy- |
115 | to split | kuttu | piḷaṟkkuka, vibhajikkuka | | sīḷu | | cīlcu | | | | | katak | palknā | kap kanniṅg | *wiri- |
116 | to stab | kuttu | kuttuka | | iri | | poḍucu, kuccu /kuɕːu/ | | | | | kuṭṭek | jobnā | | |
117 | to scratch | cori | oraykkuka | | kere | | gīru | | | | | kōk | godra'ānā | | *warV- |
118 | to dig | nōṇṭu, tōṇṭu | kuḻikkuka | | tōḍu | | tavvu | | | | | tav | koṛnā | | |
119 | to swim | nīntu | nīntuka | | īju | | īdu | | | | | īnd | ōgnā | | |
120 | to fly | paṟa | paṟakkuka | | hāru | | eguru, egaravēyu | | | | | nīṅga | uṛhyārnā | | |
121 | to walk | naṭa | naṭakkuka | | naḍe | | naḍucu | | | | | aḍa | ēknā | | |
122 | to come | vā | varuka | | bā | | vaccu | | | | | vareṅ | barnā | | *waHr |
123 | to lie (as in a bed) | paṭu | kiṭakkuka | | paḍu | | paḍukonu | | | | | paḍ | beḍrnā | | |
124 | to sit | uṭkār | irikkuka | | kūru | | kūrconu | | | | | ud | okknā | | |
125 | to stand | nil | nilkkuka | | nillu | | niluconu, nilabaḍu | | | | | il | ijnā | | *nil- |
126 | to turn (intransitive) | tirumpu | tiriyuka | | tirugu | | tippu, tirugu | | | | | tip | kindrarnā | | |
127 | to fall | viḻu | vīḻuka | | bīḷu | | paḍu | | | | | paḍ | khatrnā | | *wīẓ- |
128 | to give | koṭu, tā | nalkuka, taruka, koṭukkuka | | koḍu | | iccu | | | | | sī | ci'inā | | *ciy- |
129 | to hold | piṭi | piṭikkuka | | hiḍi | | paṭṭukonu | | | | | sum | dharnā | | *toṭ- |
130 | to squeeze | piḻi | piḻiyuka, ñekkuka | | hicuku | | pisuku | | | | | piṇḍ | pīxnā | | *piẓi- |
131 | to rub | tēy, urai | uraykkuka | | ujju | | ruddu | | | | | rāk, nīg | ragd'ānā | | |
132 | to wash | alampu, kaḻuvu | kaḻukuka, alakkuka | | toḷe, oge, kusubu | | kaḍugu | | | | | oḍ | nõṛnā | | *noṭ- |
133 | to wipe | tuṭai | tuṭaykkuka | | oresu | | tuḍucu | | | | | usmekad | niṛgnā | | |
134 | to pull | iḻu | valikkuka | | eḷi | | lāgu | | | | | tiv | natagnā | | |
135 | to push | kaṭṭu | taḷḷuka, untuka | | nūku | | neṭṭu, tōyu | | | | | nūk | tuknā | | |
136 | to throw | vīcu | eṟiyuka | | esi | | visuru | | | | | jopi | hebṛnā | | |
137 | to tie | kaṭṭu | keṭṭuka | | kaṭṭu | | kaṭṭu | | | | | kaṭ | he'enā | | *kaṭ- |
138 | to sew | tai | taykkuka | | holi | | kuṭṭu | | | | | kuṭ | ojjnā | | |
139 | to count | eṇṇu | eṇṇuka | | eṇisu | | lekkiñcu | | | | | lekkiḍ | gannā | | *eṇ |
140 | to say | col | paṟayuka | | hēḷu | | ceppu | | | | | en | ba'anā | | *aHn- |
141 | to sing | pāṭu | pāṭuka | | hāḍu | | pāḍu | | | | | pāḍ | pāṛnā | | *pāṭV- |
142 | to play | viḷaiyāṭu | kaḷikkuka | | āḍu | | āḍu | | | | | āḍ | bēcnā, assnā* | | |
143 | to float | mita | poṅṅuka | | tēlu | | tēlu | | | | | taraṅgaḍ | ōgnā | | |
144 | to flow | oḻuku, pāy | oḻukuka | | hari | | pāru | | | | | vāyaḍ | bohārnā | | |
145 | to freeze | uṟai | taṇutt uṟayuka | | heppugaṭṭu | | gaḍḍakaṭṭu | | | | | gōṭaḍ | kaṛrnā | | |
146 | to swell | vīṅku | vīṟkkuka | | ūdu | | vācu | | | | | vayyek | pūxnā | | |
147 | sun | cūriyaṉ, ñāyiṟu | Thesaurus:sūryaṉ | | sūrya, hottu | | sūryuḍu, poddu | | | | | pod, sūriyak | bīṛī | | *poẓutu |
148 | moon | nilā, cantiraṉ | Thesaurus:candraṉ | | candra, tiṅgaḷu | | candruḍu, candamāma, nelavēlpu | | | | | neliṅ, candirak, nela | candō | | |
149 | star | naṭcattiram | nakṣatraṁ, tāraṁ, mīṉ | | nakṣatra, arilu, cukke | | nakṣatraṁ, tāra, cukka | | | | | sukku | biṅkō | | *miHn, *cukkV |
150 | water | nīr, taṇṇīr, jalam | Thesaurus:veḷḷaṁ | | nīru | | nīru | | | | | īr | amm | دیر | *nīr |
151 | rain | maḻai | maḻa, vaṟṣaṁ, māri | | maḷesuri | | kuriyu, varṣiñcu | | | | | vāna | cē̃p | | |
152 | river | āṟu, nati | puḻa, āṟŭ, nadi | | nadi, hoḷe | | nadi | | | | | peni, vantā, nevli, levni | xāṛ | | |
153 | lake | ēri | taṭākaṁ, kuḷaṁ | | kere | | sarassu | | | | | serv | pokharī | | |
154 | sea | kaṭal | kaṭal, samudraṁ | | samudra, kaḍalu | | samudraṁ, kaḍali | | | | | kaḍal, samudram | daryā | | |
155 | salt | uppu | uppŭ | | uppu | | uppu | | | | | sup, suppu | bēk | | *cup, *cuppu |
156 | stone | kal | kallŭ | | kallu | | rāyi | | | | | kal | pakhnā | خل | *kal |
157 | sand | maṇ | maṇal, maṇṇŭ | | maraḷu, usuku | | isuka | | | | | uska | calkur | | |
158 | dust | puḻuti, tūcu | poṭi | | dumbu | | dummu | | | | | dubba | dhulī, rĩṛō | | |
159 | earth | pūmi, ulakam, ñālam | Thesaurus:bhūmi | | nela, bhūmi | | mannu, maṭṭi, nēla | | | | | būmi | xēxel | | |
160 | cloud | mēkam, mukil | mēghaṁ, mukil, koṇṭal | | mōḍa | | mabbu | | | | | morgar | badālī | | |
161 | fog | paṉi | mūṭalmaññŭ | | mañju | | pogamañcu | | | | | mūḍam, duvaḍ | kuhī | | |
162 | sky | vāṉam | ākāśaṁ, vānaṁ, mānaṁ, viṇṇŭ, viṇṭalaṁ | | ākāśa, mugilu | | niṅgi, ākāśaṁ | | | | | ākāśam | merxā | | |
163 | wind | kāṟṟu | kāṟṟŭ | | gāḷi | | gāli | | | | | gāḷi | tākā | | |
164 | snow | paṉi | maññŭ | | hima | | mañcu | | | | | himam | kībā | | |
165 | ice | paṉikkaṭṭi | aisŭ, maññukaṭṭa | | mañjugaḍḍe | | gaḍḍamañcu | | | | | himam | kībā, baraph | | |
166 | smoke | pukai | puka | | hoge | | poga | | | | | poga | mojxā, mosgā | | |
167 | fire | tī, neruppu, akki, akkiṉi | Thesaurus:tī | | beṅki | | maṇṭa, nippu | | | | | kis | cicc | | |
168 | ash | cāmpal | cāraṁ, cāmpal | | būdi | | būḍida | | | | | buggi | cind | | |
169 | to burn | eri | kattikkuka | | suḍu | | kālu, maṇḍu | | | | | erke | oldnā | | *cuṭV- |
170 | road | cālai, taṭam | ṟōḍŭ, vaḻi, pāta | | hādi | | bāṭa | | | | | pāv | ḍahre, pābe | | |
171 | mountain | malai | mala, paṟvvataṁ | | parvata | | koṇḍa | | | | | parvatam | partā | | |
172 | red | civappu, ceṉ | Thesaurus:cuvappŭ | | kempu | | erra | | | | | erroḍi | xē̃sō | خیسن | *kem |
173 | green | paccai, pacu | pacca | | hasiru | | pacca | | | | | nīgur | hariyar | | *pac- |
174 | yellow | mañcaḷ | mañña | | haḷadi | | pasupu | | | | | pasuḍi | bālkā | | *pac- |
175 | white | veḷḷai, veṇ | veḷḷa | | biḷi | | tella | | | | | teloḍi | paṇḍrū | | *weḷ |
176 | black | karuppu, kār, karu | kaṟuppŭ | | kari | | nalla, karri | | | | | kāri | moxāro | karī | *cir-, *kār |
177 | night | iravu, rāttiri, irāttiri | rātri, rāvŭ | | rātri, iruḷu | | rēyi, rātri, māpu | | | | | āle | māxā | نَن | *nāḷ |
178 | day | nāḷ | divasaṁ, dinaṁ, nāḷ, pakal | | hagalu | | pagalu | | | | | dinam | ullā | | *pakal |
179 | year | varṣam, varuṭam, varuṣam, āṇṭu | vaṟṣaṁ, kollaṁ, āṇṭŭ | | ēḍu | | yēḍu, yēḍādi, saṁvatsaraṁ | | | | | yeṇḍ | bachar, cān | | |
180 | warm | vekkai | cūṭŭ | | becca | | veccani | | | | | vēṇḍi | biṛnā, kuṛnā | | *kāy |
181 | cold | kuḷircci, taṇ | taṇuppŭ | | kuḷiru | | callani | | | | | kinan | paī̃yā̃, kīrnā | | *taṇ |
182 | full | muḻu | niṟañña | | tumbu | | niṇḍu | | | | | niṇḍa | nindkā, pūr | | *niṯ- |
183 | new | putu | putiya | | hosa | | kotta | | | | | pud | punā | | *pucV- |
184 | old | paḻaiya | paḻaya | | haḷe | | pāta | | | | | murtā, pāta | paccā | | *paẓa, *mutV- |
185 | good | nalla | nalla | | oḷḷe, nal | | mañci | | | | | sōy | dau, bēs | | |
186 | bad | keṭṭa | mōśaṁ, cītta | | keṭṭa | | ceḍḍa | | | | | vāyiṭ | maldau, anēs | | |
187 | rotten | aḻukiya | aḻukiya | | koḷeta | | kuḷḷina, ceḍina | | | | | murgatin | kittkā | | |
188 | dirty | aḻukkāṉa | aḻukkāya | | koḷaku | | murikaina | | | | | kalaṇḍ | keckecā | | |
189 | straight | nēr | nēre | | nēra | | nēru | | | | | saki | ujgō | | |
190 | round | uruṇṭa | vaṭṭaṁ | | guṇḍu | | guṇḍrani | | | | | cekri | gōl | | |
191 | sharp (as a knife) | kūrmai | mūṟccayuḷḷa | | harita | | padunaina | | | | | dār | dhār | | |
192 | dull (as a knife) | maḻuṅkiya | mūṟcca kuṟañña | | moṇḍa | | moṇḍi, moddaina | | | | | bōdaḍ | bothē | | *macV-, *maẓV- |
193 | smooth | vaḻuvaḻuppu | minusamāṟnna | | nuṇṇage | | nunnani | | | | | puytaṭe | ciknā | | |
194 | wet | īramāṉa, naṉainta | nanañña, īṟaṉ | | odde | | taḍi | | | | | bōktad | caĩkā | | |
195 | dry | ularnta | varaṇṭa, uṇaṅṅiya | | oṇa | | poḍi, eṇḍu | | | | | ārtā | xaikā | | |
196 | correct | cari | śari | | sari | | saraina | | | | | bara | ṭhīk | | |
197 | near | arukil, kiṭṭa | aṭuttŭ, arikil, samīpaṁ | | hattira | | daggara | | | | | mēram | heddē, gusan | | |
198 | far | tolaivu | akale, dūre | | dūra, geṇṭu | | dūraṁ | | | | | dav | gecchā | | |
199 | right | valatu | valatŭ | | bala | | kuḍi | | | | | unna | tīnā | | *wala |
200 | left | iṭatu | iṭatŭ | | eḍa | | eḍama | | | | | eḍama, demmaḍi | leṅgā | | |
201 | at | -il | -il | | -alli | | -vadda, -vaipu | | | | | un | nū, gusan | | |
202 | in | -il | -il | | oḷage | | -lō | | | | | un | nū | | |
203 | with | -uṭaṉ, -ōṭu | kūṭe, oppaṁ | | jote | | -tō | | | | | veṇṭa | saṅgē, gusan | | |
204 | and | maṟṟum, -um | -uṁ, kūṭe | | mattu | | mariyu | | | | | mari | arā, darā | | |
205 | if | eṉṟāl | -eṅkil | | ondu vēḷe | | -itē | | | | | yadi | agar | | |
206 | because | ēṉeṉṟāl | kāraṇaṁ, entennāl, entukoṇṭennāl | | yākendare | | -valla, endukaṇṭē | | | | | kāraṇam | aoṅgē* | | |
207 | name | peyar, nāmam | pērŭ, nāmaṁ | | hesaru | | pēru | | | | | pidir, pēr | nāmē | پِن | *pinccVr |
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