Proto-South Dravidian : *kar-
Meaning : to sound
Tamil : karai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to sound, roar, weep, lament, call, invite
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to call, summon
Malayalam : karayuka
Malayalam meaning : to cry, lament, neigh, caw, caterwaul
Malayalam derivates : karaccil weeping, crying, lamentation; cry of certain animals or birds; karaḷuka to mumble; karaḷca mumbling
Kannada : kare, kari
Kannada meaning : to emit a sound, sound, call, invite
Kannada derivates : karasu, karisu, karesu, kareyisu to cause to call, have called, cause to sound, shout together; karaha, kareyuvike calling, etc.
Tulu : kareyuni, karevuni
Tulu meaning : to crow
Tulu derivates : karmbuni to mutter; gaggelyuni to roar, cry
Number in DED : 1291
