Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kem

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

    Adjective

    *kem

    1. red

    Derived terms

    • Southern Dravidian:
    • South Central Dravidian:
    • Central Dravidian:
      • Parji-Gadba:
        • Duruwa: केय (key)
    • Northern Dravidian:
      • Kurux: खींसो (xē̃so)
      • Kumarbhag Paharia: कीसो (kīso)
      • Brahui: خیسُن (xīsun)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Tamil: செம்- (cem-)
    • Malayalam: ചെം- (ceṁ-)
    • Kannada: ಕೆಂ- (keṃ-)
    • Telugu: చెం- (ceṁ-), కెం (keṁ)

    See also

    Colors in Proto-Dravidian · (layout · text)
         *weḷ           *kār, *cir-
                 *kem                           *pac-
                              *pac-             
                                          
                                          

    References

    • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
    • The template Template:R:dra:DED does not use the parameter(s):
      p=175
      Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
      Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ce-”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.