Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kep-

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Verb

*kep-

1. to tell, scold

Descendants

• Kurukh: केबना (kebnā)
• Malayalam: ചെപ്പുക (ceppuka)
• Tamil: செப்பு (ceppu)
• Telugu: చెప్పు (ceppu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1955, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.