Proto-South Dravidian : *vans-/*văsir_
Meaning : belly
Tamil : vayir_u
Tamil meaning : belly, stomach, paunch, womb, centre, heart of a tree, interior, inner space, mind
Tamil derivates : vayin_ belly, stomach; vayā foetus, womb
Malayalam : vayar_u
Malayalam meaning : belly, stomach, inside, receptacle of fruit-seeds
Malayalam derivates : vayar_an big-bellied; fem. vayar_i
Kannada : basar_(u), basir_, basur_(u), basr_u
Kannada meaning : belly, abdomen, womb, pregnancy, embryo, the inside, hold of a ship
Kannada derivates : basar_i, basur_i pregnant woman
Tulu : bañji
Tulu meaning : stomach, belly, womb, interior or inner part as of a tree, the mind, heart
Tulu derivates : bañjina, bañjinavu pregnancy; stools; pregnant; bañjele glutton; basuri, basuru pregnancy
Irula : vő:r_u
Kasaba : vǝ̄r_ɨ
Kasaba meaning : stomach
Notes : Kas. 218; Zv. Ir. 606. Tulu preserves the original suffixless form.
Number in DED : 5259
