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-

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.

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