Proto-South Dravidian : *toḷ-
Meaning : to bore; hole
Tamil : toḷ (toṭp-, toṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to perforate, bore with an instrument
Tamil derivates : toḷkal perforating; toḷku excavation, pit; toḷḷal hole; toḷḷai hole, perforation, pit, anything tubular, fault, defect; toḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to perforate, bore; n. hole; tuḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to make a hole, bore, drill, punch, pierce as with an arrow; n. hole, orifice, aperture, perforation, hollow as of a tube, bamboo, gateway, passage, flaw in a diamond; tuḷavai hole; tōḷ (tōṭp-, tōṭṭ-) to perforate, bore through, dig out, scoop; n. hole; toṇṭi hole
Malayalam : toḷḷa
Malayalam meaning : hole, cavity
Malayalam derivates : tuḷa hole, bored hole; tuḷayuka to be perforated; tuḷekka to perforate, pierce, bore
Kannada : toḷe
Kannada meaning : hole, bored hole
Kannada derivates : toḷḷe hollow, hole, cavity, deficit, debt; ṭoḷḷe hollow, cavity; ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷu state of being hollow, void, or empty within; toli hole, socket
Tulu : toluvè
Tulu meaning : hole
Tulu derivates : tolpuni, doḷpuni to prick; toḷu hole; empty; ḍoḷḷu, ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷè void, hollow
Notes : Tamil toḷai due to analogy with toḷ, etc.; tōḷ is probably due to hypercorrection, since vowel length unconfirmed otherwise.
Number in DED : 3528
