Tamil derivates :pori (-v-, -nt-) to form as a thin stratum or layer of salt; porukku flake, skin, thin layer that peels off, scale, bark, rind; pokku flake, scale
Kannada :pore
Kannada meaning :a fold, layer, stratum
Kannada derivates :horike, horige the scale or coat of an onion, a thin layer or scale of a stone, lamina, stratum, layer
Number in DED :4295
Proto-South Dravidian :*por-
Meaning :to uproot; to disconnect
Malayalam :poriyuka
Malayalam meaning :to become disconnected
Malayalam derivates :porikka to eradicate, transplant; porippu coming out, getting loose; poriyan an uprooter
Tamil meaning :to join (tr.), unite, combine, reach, extend
Tamil derivates :poruntu (porunti-) to agree, consent, be suitable, come into close contact, occur; combine with, reach, approach, cohabit with; poruttu (porutti-) to fit, adapt, prepare, cause to agree, reconcile, join together, unite; n. joining, joint, uniting; porutu (poruti-) to be joined, united with; join together, unite; porun (poruni-) to be suitable, agree; porunar actors, performers, singers; poruntar weavers, makers of mats and baskets; poruttam joining, agreeing, propriety, concord, agreement; poruvu (poruvi-) to happen; purai (-v-, -nt-) to be appropriate, proper, happen, occur; pōr joining fast together
Malayalam :porunnuka
Malayalam meaning :to be joined, agree, suit together
Kannada meaning :to be joined, be put or attached to, join, come near; n. joining, union, nearness, vicinity, side
Kannada derivates :pordu, poddu, pondu, hondu, ondu to be or come in contact, unite, join, approach, enter, fit, agree, obtain, attain, reach; pondu union, collection; porduge joining, contact, touch, union, harmony, nearness, an appendage
Kodagu :pond- (pondi-)
Kodagu meaning :to be suited to, agree with
Kodagu derivates :podd- (poddi-) (good or evil influence) takes possession of
Tulu :porduni
Tulu meaning :to approach, be attached, be accessible, sociable, be in harmony, be reconciled
Tulu derivates :pordāvuni to make friends, familiarize, reconcile; pordu inclination, leaning of the mind; ponduni, honduni to get, attain, suffer, enjoy, join, unite; be agreeable, fit, be on good terms; hondikè union; pontana favourableness, auspiciousness
Tamil meaning :to be parched, roasted, fried (as grain), be blackened by fire, burnt by the sun, be dried up or shrivelled (as the skin), crack, pop, throw out sparks
Tamil derivates :(-pp-, -tt-) to fry, parch, bake on live coals, burn (as the sun); n. anything fried, parched grain or pulse, jungle burnt by forest fire, badly cooked food; poriyal frying, fried food
Malayalam :pori
Malayalam meaning :what is parched, parching, a spark
Malayalam derivates :poriyuka to be parched, baked, crackle, pop; porikka to fry, parch; poriccal parching, great heat
Kannada :puri
Kannada meaning :to dry by exposure to the heat of fire, parch (as grain, pulse), roast (as coffee, Cayenne pepper, coconut kernels, etc.); n. parching, roasting, partly boiled and then parched rice
Notes :Tamil forms with -o- (por_ai, etc.), are either developed by analogy with por_u, etc., or borrowed from Kannada, as -o- is not to be expected in these cases.
Tamil derivates :potu (-v-, -nt-) to be perforated; (-pp-, -tt-) to bore, pierce; potumpu hole, hollow in a tree, pit, cave; pottu hole, rat-hole, hollow in a tree, rent or puncture, defect; pottal, pottai hole, orifice, defect; pottilam hole in a tree
Malayalam :pottu
Malayalam meaning :hole in the ground, cavity, hollow hand
Malayalam derivates :pōtu a hole as in worm-eaten wood
Kannada :hodaru
Kannada meaning :hollow of a tree, hole in the ground
Tamil meaning :to be buried, covered, concealed, sink in, penetrate, lie hidden (as a meaning)
Tamil derivates :(-pp-, -tt-) to bury, hide, conceal, cover, clothe, speak in parables, inlay; n. concealment, thick part of a jungle, hidden treasure, place of concealment, sheaf of arrows; putaiyal being hidden, hidden treasure, sheaf of arrows; putal, putar bush, low jungle, grass; poti (-v-, -nt-) to hide, conceal, cover up, tie up (as a bundle), store up, contain; n. bundle, fastening; potivu packing; potukku (potukki-) to conceal; n. concealment, secluded place; potumpar thick grove, park; potumpu grove, shrubby jungle; potai bush; pottu (potti-) to bury, cover, close, mend, hide, conceal; n. covering, closing up, mending; (Tinn.) paδaval a bush
Malayalam :puta
Malayalam meaning :a cover, outer garment
Malayalam derivates :putayuka to be covered, sink in; putekka to cover, wrap oneself in, thatch with palm-leaves and grass, bury; putappu warm clothing, blanket; poti a bundle; potikka to wrap; potiyuka to inwrap, envelope, cover, set jewels in gold; pottuka to cover, envelope, embrace; ponta thicket overgrown with grass
Kannada :pode (podad-, poded-, podd-)
Kannada meaning :to put over, put on, wrap round; n. a thatch, bush, bundle, quiver
Kannada derivates :podisu, podayisu, podeyisu to put on, put over, cover, hide; poduŋku to hide; podar_ bush, thicket, thick tuft of trees; podake cover, wrapper, thatch, roof; pudi to enter into, be inwrapped or covered, be hidden or concealed; inwrap, cover; pudugu to enter, be covered or hidden, hide; insert, hide, shelter; pude covering, thatch, bundle, bush, thicket, quiver; (DCV) hodugu to hatch; (Sholiga, LSB 6.18) hotte a bush
Kodagu :poda- (Virajpet dialect podap-, podat-)
Kodagu meaning :to thatch, cover
Kodagu derivates :(Mercara dialect podap-, pott-; also pola-[polap-, polat-]) to cover; podepɨ covering; podi- (podiv-, podiñj-) to cover completely in a heap-like shape; pott- (potti-) to cover completely (in closed fist, or in any way)
Tulu :podepuni, podipuni, pudepuni
Tulu meaning :to put on clothes, brood (as a hen her chickens)
Tulu derivates :podepu wearing apparel; podepāvuni to cause to put on clothes, dress; podiyuni, poddiyuni, podduni to cover, wrap, encircle, wind, twine; pudelụ bush, shrub; (B-K) podake a covering; podike food packed for a journey, packed meal
