Nilgiri etymology : List with all references

Proto-Nilgiri : *porḷ-

Meaning : to roll, tumble

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : porṇ- (porḍ-), pōṇ- (pōṇḍ-) "to roll backwards and forwards (intr.)"

Toda : pɨ̄ḷ- (pɨ̄ḍ-) "to tumble over or down"

Additional forms : Also Kota porṭ- (porṭy-), pōṭ- (pōyṭ-) to roll backwards and forwards (tr.); porḍ, porṇḷ act of rolling backwards and forwards; perṇ- (perḍ-) to turn upside down (intr.), (person) does opposite of what he promised; perṭ- (perṭy-) to turn upside down (tr.); Toda pɨ̄ṭ- (pɨ̄ṭy-) to push over or down

Number in DED : 4285

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *pUraḷ-

Meaning : to roll

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : puraḷ (puraḷv-, puraṇṭ-), piraḷ (piraḷv-, piraṇṭ-)

Tamil meaning : to roll over, tumble over, be upset, slip off, roll (as waves), overflow, be deranged or changed (as times, customs or laws), be overturned (as a state), go back on one's word, be refuted, die

Tamil derivates : puraḷi, piraḷi lying, deceit, insurrection; puraṭṭu (puraṭṭi-) to turn a thing over, roll, turn up (as the soil in ploughing), fry (as vegetable curry), nauseate, deceive, pervert, smear, foul with dirt; n. turning over, overturn, prevarication, deceit, treachery, nausea, colic; puraṭci upsetting, disorder, anarchy; puraṭṭan_, piraṭṭan_ deceiver, liar; piraṭṭu deceit

Malayalam : puraḷuka

Malayalam meaning : to roll

Malayalam derivates : puraṭṭuka to turn about; puraḷikka to revolve in the mind; piraḷuka to wallow, roll, turn, be smeared, overflow; piraṭṭuka to roll about (tr.), distort words, deceive, rub as ointment, soil; piraṭṭu deceit, lewdness; piraṭṭan fraudulent; piraṭṭi confusion, consternation; piraḷca turning about, wallowing

Kannada : poraḷ, puruḷ

Kannada meaning : to roll, welter, wallow

Kannada derivates : (Hal.) hoḍḍu to roll about

Tulu : pureluni, pureyuni, poreluni, poreḍuni

Tulu meaning : to roll (intr.), turn

Tulu derivates : purepuni, porepuni, porelpuni to roll (tr.), turn over, recant, impute, attribute; porelụ reeling; porŋkuni to roll, run over; pereḍuni to roll, move, wallow

Proto-Nilgiri : *porḷ-

Number in DED : 4285

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *pUraḷ-

Meaning : to turn, roll over

Proto-South Dravidian: *pUraḷ-

Proto-Telugu : *poral-

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *poral-

Meaning : to roll, roll on the ground, overflow; n. rolling, overflowing

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : poralu

Dialectal forms (1) : porlu

Additional forms : Also [1] poralucu, [2] poralcu, [3] poralincu, [4] porlincu to roll or roll over (tr.); [1] poralika, [2] porlika rolling, overflow; porupu to roll, as in a powder, mix up

Number in DED : 4285