Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kuṯay

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

From *kuṯ-V (“short”) +‎ *-ay.

Verb

*kuṯay[1]

  1. to become reduced in size

Descendants

  • Tamil: குறை (kuṟai)
  • Malayalam: കുറയുക (kuṟayuka), കുറക്കുക (kuṟakkuka)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
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