Proto-South Dravidian : *gōr-
Meaning : to bale, draw, gather
Tamil : kōru (kōri-), kōlu (kōli-)
Tamil meaning : to bale, draw up (as with an ola bucket), gather with a sweep of the arm
Tamil derivates : kōrikai, kōrakai ladle
Malayalam : kōruka
Malayalam meaning : to draw water, gather up, ladle out, take in heaps
Malayalam derivates : kōral vb. n.; a fishing basket; kōru-vala fishing-net; kōrika iron ladle
Kannada : gōr
Kannada meaning : to catch fish
Kannada derivates : gōru to draw, gather or sweep together, remove the impurities of a heap of grain by repeated piling, fish with a net to which a handle is attached, draw a plank to which a handle is attached with the hand over ploughed ground to level it, plunder; n. drawing, etc.; gōri drawing, drawing in, raking, a kind of rake, attracting, decoying; gōre a shovel for cleaning a boat
Kodagu : kōt- (kōti-)
Kodagu meaning : (?) to fill by scooping
Tulu : gōruni, kōruni
Tulu meaning : to gather, pile up, catch fish by a hand-net, level a ploughed field with a plank
Tulu derivates : gōralè small hand-net; gōra-balè large hand-net; (B-K) kōri a kind of ladle to serve rice
Number in DED : 2231
