Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tuñc-

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

Noun

*tuñc-

1. to sleep

   Synonym: *kūr-

Descendants

• Central:
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (tuñ-), [script needed] (cuñ-), [script needed] (tuñip-)
    • Kondekor: తుయ్ఙ్, తుఙ్, [script needed] (tuñ-)
• North:
  • Brahui: تُولِنْگ (tūliṅg), تُوسِنْگ (tūsiṅg)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಸುಂದು (sundu), ಸುಸಿಲ್ (susil)
      • Tamil-Kota:
        • Toda: [script needed] (tü·s̱)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: തുഞ്ചുക (tuñcuka), തുയിൽ (tuyil), തുയിലുക (tuyiluka)
          • Tamil: துஞ்சு (tuñcu), துயில் (tuyil), துயில்வு (tuyilvu), துயிற்சி (tuyiṟci), துயிற்று (tuyiṟṟu)
  • South-Central:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: సుంజ్- (suñj-), హుంజానా (huñjānā), హుంజ్- (huñj-), ఉంజ్- (uñj-)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: సుస్- (sus-), సూస్కణ్కు (sūskaṇku)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): ସୁଂଜା (suñja), ସୂସା (sūsa), ସୂସେରି (sūseri), ସୂସାକା (sūsaka)
          • Kuvi: ହୂଂଜାଲି (hūñjali), ହୁଂଜିନାଇ (huñjinai), [script needed] (hunj-)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): ହୁଂଜ୍- (huñj-), ହୂସ୍କାଂକେ (hūskaṅke)
        • Pengo: ହୁଂଜ୍- (huñj-), ଜୂଚ୍- (jūc-)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tuñcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.