South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *pir-i-

Meaning : to separate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : piri (-v-, -nt-; also pir_i)

Tamil meaning : to become disjoined or parted, unfastened, be untwisted, be ripped or loosened (as a seam or texture), disagree (as persons); part (tr.), separate, diverge, quit, depart

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to separate (tr.), disunite, sever, divide, untwist, untie, disentangle, solve (as a riddle), dismantle (as the thatch of a roof), distribute; pirical division, partition, threadbare or tattered condition; pirippu separation, division, estrangement; piripu, pirivu separation, severance, division, disunion, disagreement, loosening, secession, gap

Malayalam : pirikka

Malayalam meaning : to sever, dismiss, divorce

Malayalam derivates : piriccal separation, dismissal; piriyuka to become disjoined, separate, part with

Kannada : hiri

Kannada meaning : to separate into portions, break up, pull to pieces, demolish, pull out of, unsheathe, take (pearl) from a (string); be broken up or demolished, fall from (a bundle, a string)

Kannada derivates : higgu to separate (intr.), be disconnected; higgisu to separate, disjoin; higgalisu to separate or disjoin (as the legs), open wide (as an eye with the fingers, the mouth of a bag)

Kodagu : piri- (piriv-, piriñj-)

Kodagu meaning : (assembly) disperses, (person) returns to own place

Kodagu derivates : (pirip-, piric-) to turn (cattle) in a different direction, spread (leaves, blanket); pirɨp- (pirɨpi-) to turn (cattle) in a different direction; send away, cause to disperse; (Shanmugam) piriv dispersing

Tulu : piripu, (B-K also) biripu

Tulu meaning : abatement, cessation

Proto-Nilgiri : *pir-

Miscellaneous : KOR (O) pirpi to make the spirit leave a person

Number in DED : 4176

Proto-Nilgiri : *pir-

Meaning : to separate; to demolish

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : piry- (pirc-) "to separate part from part (intr., tr.), demolish (building)"

Toda : pɨry- (pɨrs-) "to be demolished"

Additional forms : Also Kota pirc- (pirc-) to separate (persons; tr.); pirnj- (pirnj-) to separate oneself from; piryv a place separate from another's place; Toda pɨry- (pɨrc-) to demolish; ? püry- (pürs-) to disappear from sight (man over hill, etc., god dying and body is not found, sun setting); ? pürc- (pürč-) to make (daytime, sun) to disappear (i. e. spend the day from morning until evening)

Number in DED : 4176

Proto-Dravidian : *pir-i-

Meaning : to crack, open

Proto-South Dravidian: *pir-i-

Proto-Telugu : *pri-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pir-g-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *piri-

Proto-North Dravidian : *pir-c-

Brahui : pir-g_h_ing

Proto-Telugu : *pri-

Meaning : to become loose, fall off, separate, leave each other, be dislocated

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : pridulu

Number in DED : 4176

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pir-g-

Meaning : to open

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kondekor Gadba : pirg- (pirig-) "to open (like a flower)"

Additional forms : Also Gadba_S3 pirukp- to open (tr., like a book, packet)

Number in DED : 4176

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *piri-

Meaning : to open, crack

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pri-ŋ- (caus. *prik-)

Notes : Bisyllabic root.

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pri-ŋ- (caus. *prik-)

Meaning : to crack, split

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : prīva (prīt-) "to be cracked, cloven, opened out, be hatched"

Khuttia Kui : priŋg- "to be torn"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : prik- (-h-) "to break open (fruit)"

Tekriya Kuwi : prik- "to split (bamboo)"

Number in DED : 4176

Proto-North-Dravidian : *pir-c-

Meaning : to be smashed

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malto : pirce

Number in DED : 4176

Brahui : pir-g_h_ing

Meaning : to break, rend, transgress, solve (a riddle)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Number in DED : 4176

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