Proto-South Dravidian : *Tur-/*dobb-
Meaning : to drive away, shove
Tamil : tura (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to drive as an elephant, beat away as flies, shoot as an arrow, propel, disperse, scatter, direct, urge, encourage, drive in a nail, hammer
Tamil derivates : turattu (turatti-) to drive away, chase out, scare off as beasts, birds, remove, reject, expel as a servant, pursue as a thief, drive, cause to move fast as bullocks; turappu driving, hammering, discharging, dispelling, chasing, scaring away
Malayalam : turattuka
Malayalam meaning : to drive away
Kannada : dobbu, ḍobbu, dabbu, ḍabbu
Kannada meaning : to shove, push, thrust, throw down from above, put
Tulu : dobbu
Tulu meaning : pushing, shoving
Tulu derivates : dobbuni to push, shove, put off
Number in DED : 3340
