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Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-
Meaning : to trim, cut
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāru (vāri-)
Tamil meaning : to trim, as a palmyra leaf to write on
Malayalam : vāruka (vārnt-), vār_uka (vār_i-)
Malayalam meaning : to cut lengthwise, trim a palm-leaf, cut meat into strips
Kannada : bār
Kannada meaning : to make creepers of leather, cut leather lengthwise or in strips
Tulu : bāruni
Tulu meaning : to cut, chip, trim
Tulu derivates : caus. bārāvuni; bāraṇè, bāranè stripping the bark of a tree or cutting it lengthwise; bācuni to cut lengthwise, trim a palm-leaf
Proto-Nilgiri : *vā[r]-ǝv-
Number in DED : 5363
Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-
Meaning : rope, thong
Tamil : vār
Tamil meaning : churning rope, strap of leather
Tamil derivates : (??) vakir leather girdle, leather strap, tendon
Malayalam : vār
Malayalam meaning : thong, leather strap, belt
Kannada : bār, bāra
Kannada meaning : strap of leather, thong
Tulu : bāra
Tulu meaning : thong, upper leather work of sandals
Proto-Nilgiri : *vār (*p-)
Notes : Maybe a derivative of *vār- 'to trim, strip (bark)'.
Number in DED : 5363
Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-i
Meaning : lath, rafter
Tamil : vāri
Tamil meaning : lath tied lengthwise at the edge of a thatched roof
Tamil derivates : vārai rafter, beam
Malayalam : vāri
Malayalam meaning : lath, rafter, reeper
Tulu : bāri
Tulu meaning : bamboo splits fastened lengthwise to the rafters of a roof from both sides
Number in DED : 5361
Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-, *vār-nr_-
Meaning : to scoop, sweep up
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāru (vāri-)
Tamil meaning : to take by handfuls, take in a sweep, scoop, take in or grasp with avidity, gather, remove, carry off in great numbers as plague, flood, etc., snatch away, rob, steal, dig and take up, sift, winnow
Tamil derivates : vāru-kōl broom; vāri rake; varan_r_u (varan_r_i-) to scrape, gather up
Malayalam : vāruka
Malayalam meaning : to scoop up with both hands, take in a heap, take with the right hand
Malayalam derivates : varaṇṭuka to rake grass, weeds, etc., hoe it up, harrow; varaṇṭi rake, scraper
Kannada : bārcu, bācu
Kannada meaning : to scrape together with the hand, etc., and gather up as sweepings, etc., make a heap of and take away, take away and rob everything, spoliate
Kannada derivates : vāme heap of grass, straw, wood, etc.
Kodagu : bāt- (bāti-)
Kodagu meaning : to take up in handful, make food into round morsel for eating
Tulu : bācuni
Tulu meaning : to scoop, gather up
Tulu derivates : (B-K) barmbu to grab, seize more than the hand can hold
Proto-Nilgiri : *vār-t-
Notes : Kannada vāme borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 5362
Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-/*var-nd-
Meaning : to suffer
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : varuntu (varunti-)
Tamil meaning : to suffer, be distressed, grieved, become emaciated, take pains, make great efforts, make a supplication
Tamil derivates : varuttu (varutti-) to cause pain, afflict, vex; n. suffering, pain; varuttam suffering, pain, strain, difficulty, effort, exhaustion, weariness
Malayalam : varuttam
Malayalam meaning : trouble, toil, affliction, sickness
Proto-Nilgiri : *vār-
Number in DED : 5272
Proto-South Dravidian : *vār_-
Meaning : to whip
Kannada : bār_isu
Kannada meaning : to strike or beat with a whip, etc.
Tulu : barjuni
Tulu meaning : to strike, beat
Proto-Nilgiri : *vār_- (*-r-)
Number in DED : 5380
Proto-South Dravidian : *vās-
Meaning : to cut obliquely
Malayalam : vāccuka
Malayalam meaning : to cut off slantingly (e. g. a wedge)
Tulu : baipini, baipuni
Tulu meaning : to chip or pare obliquely
Number in DED : 5340
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāSVr
Meaning : eaves
Proto-Nilgiri : *vāSǝr
Number in DED : 5338
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāṭ-am
Meaning : slope
Tamil : vāṭṭam
Tamil meaning : slope, gradient
Malayalam : vāṭṭam
Malayalam meaning : slope which allows water to run off
Kannada : vāṭa
Kannada meaning : slope, incline as of the ground, of a roof, of a watercourse, etc.
Notes : The Kannada form is borrowed (initial v-).
Number in DED : 5344
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāval
Meaning : bat
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāval, vavvāl, vauvāl
Tamil meaning : bat (flying)
Malayalam : vāval, vavvāl, vātil, kaṭa-vātil, āval
Malayalam meaning : bat (flying)
Kannada : bāval, bāvali, bāvul, bāvuli
Kannada meaning : bat (flying)
Kodagu : pā pakki (?)
Kodagu meaning : bat (flying) (pakki bird)
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) bāvali bat
Tulu : bāvali, bāvoli
Tulu meaning : bat
Notes : In Tamil and Malayalam there have been various assimilative/dissimilative processes that led to dialectal irregularities.
Number in DED : 5370
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāvil-i (?)
Meaning : a k. of plant
Kannada : vāvili
Kannada meaning : Vitex negundo
Notes : Kannada has v-, so the root is probably not authentic.
Number in DED : 5371
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāẓ-
Meaning : to live, flourish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to exist, live, flourish, be happy, live life of a married woman, live according to a definite set of rules; n. regularity, order
Tamil derivates : vāẓttu (vāẓtti-) to felicitate, congratulate, bless, praise; n. benediction, praise; vāẓvi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause or help one to live; vāẓkkai livelihood, living, lifetime, married life, happy state, wealth, prosperity; vāẓcci living, prosperity, wealth, felicity; vāẓvu prosperity, happiness, happy life, livelihood, living, residing, residence, wealth; vāṭkai living; vāṇan_ resident; prosperous man; vāẓi (-pp-, -tt-) to be over-luxuriant in growth and unproductive; vāẓippu over-luxuriant growth; vaẓuttu (vaẓutti-) to bless, praise, extol; vatukku improved condition, good circumstances
Malayalam : vāẓuka
Malayalam meaning : to live, live well or happily, cultivate, rule, reign
Malayalam derivates : vāẓikka to get a girl married, make to rule; vāẓttuka, vāẓttikka to bless, praise, extol; vāẓ life; vāẓca living prosperously, cultivation, reign, government; vāẓvu prosperity, happy life; vāẓi living somewhere; a ruler; vāẓu life; a ruler; ? vaẓuttuka to collect oneself
Kannada : bāẓ, bāẓu, barduku, baẓduŋku, barduŋku, baduku, badaku, badiku, baduŋku
Kannada meaning : to live, be alive, subsist, make a livelihood, remain alive, revive, return to life
Kannada derivates : bāẓ(u) living, life, livelihood, state of living prosperously or happily, marriage, property; bāẓi person who lives, etc.; bāẓive, bāẓve, bāẓike, bāẓke, bāẓte, bāẓuvike, bāẓvike living, life, livelihood, household; baduku, badaku, barduku living, life, livelihood, property, goods; badukisu, badikisu to cause to live, support, save from death, raise to life; baẓ to live, begin to live prosperously; bardu, baddu increase, greatness, perfection, proficiency, skill
Kodagu : bāḷ- (bāv-, badd-)
Kodagu meaning : (child) lives, rule
Kodagu derivates : bāḷɨ way of life; bā mane house into which bride marries; bāce act of living; bāke kūḍ- (woman) marries; badɨk- (badɨki-) to live, live happily; badɨkɨ property
Tulu : bāḷuni
Tulu meaning : to thrive, prosper, exist, subsist, last, endure
Tulu derivates : bāḷāvuni to make thrive, prosper; bāḷikè, bāḷkè, bāḷu, bāḷuvikè, bāḷuvè, bāḷtara, bāḷtè, bāḷvè existence, subsistence, prosperity, thriving; badụkuni, badukuni to live, subsist, survive, recover; badụkāvuni, badukāvuni to cause to live, save, heal, cure; badụkụ living, livelihood, wealth, property
Proto-Nilgiri : *vad-ǝk-/*vāḷ-
Notes : The verb was most often used with the suffix *-d-; forms like Tulu badukuni, etc. < *vāṛ-d-k-. Tamil vatukku most obviously borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 5372
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāẓ-ai
Meaning : plantain
Tamil : vāẓai
Tamil meaning : plantain, Musa paradisiaca
Malayalam : vāẓa
Malayalam meaning : plantain
Kannada : bāẓe
Kannada meaning : plantain
Kodagu : bāḷe
Kodagu meaning : plantain
Tulu : bārè, bāḷè
Tulu meaning : plantain
Proto-Nilgiri : *vāṛ-ä
Number in DED : 5373
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāẓ-ai
Meaning : cuscus grass
Tamil : muṭi-vāẓai
Tamil meaning : cuscus grass, Andropogon muricatus
Kannada : bāḷa, bāla, vāḷa, vāra
Kannada meaning : cuscus grass
Kannada derivates : muḍi-vāḷa Andropogon schoenanthus Linn.; (K2) karbāḷa a grass with fragrant roots, cuscus grass
Tulu : muḍi-vāḷa
Tulu meaning : Andropogon muricatus
Notes : Some of the Kannada and Tulu forms seem to be later re-borrowings from Tamil or Indo-Arian.
Number in DED : 5374
Proto-South Dravidian : *vāẓak- (*b-)
Meaning : dried vegetables
Kannada : bāẓaka, bāẓuka
Kannada meaning : vegetables (or fruits) that have been split, dried, and thus preserved
Tulu : bāḷaka, bāḷụka
Tulu meaning : thin slices of plantains fried in oil, called sovereigns
Number in DED : 4111
Proto-South Dravidian : *veḍ-i-
Meaning : to crack, burst
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : veṭi (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to crack, break, split, break open, burst, explode, blossom, shoot forth; n. fissure, crevice, split, explosion, gun, retort
Tamil derivates : veṭippu crevice, fissure, explosion; viṭappu, viṭampu, viṭavu, viṭampai fissure, cleft; viṭar id., cleft in a mountain, mountain cave, abode of a sage; viṭarvu fissure, cleft; viṭu (viṭuv-, viṭṭ-) to be split, broken, cracked; (-pp-, -tt-) to split (tr.); viṭai (-pp-, -tt-) to separate (or with 5393); vēṭṭu the report of a gun
Malayalam : veṭi
Malayalam meaning : explosion, cracking, shot, gun
Malayalam derivates : veṭikka to explode, split, crack; veṭiyuka to split, open, separate; viṭar fissure, cleft; viṭaruka to split open, blow; viṭarkka to open, unfold, spread; vb. n. viṭarcca, viṭarppu; viṭavu crevice; viṭavikka to split, crack
Kannada : bīṭe, bīḍi, bīḍu, bīḍe
Kannada meaning : chink, fissure, crack, crevice
Kodagu : boḍi
Kodagu meaning : act of shooting
Tulu : beḍi
Tulu meaning : gun
Tulu derivates : beḍebeḍè the sound of a broken vessel
Proto-Nilgiri : *veḍ-ĭ
Notes : The root is often subject to contamination on re-borrowing. Kannada bīṭe, etc., hardly belong here because of the vowel length; Tulu beḍi is a borrowing from Tamil (Mal.), since normally boḍi would be expected. Tamil viṭu, etc., probably contaminated with viṭu 'to leave, separate'.
Number in DED : 5473
Proto-South Dravidian : *veḍ-i-
Meaning : to be tired, bored of; exhausted
Malayalam : veṭiyuka
Malayalam meaning : to avoid, loathe
Malayalam derivates : veṭiccal loathing
Kannada : boḍi
Kannada meaning : (Hav.) to be bored, tired
Tulu : boḍi
Tulu meaning : satiety, loathing, disgust, exhaustion, fatigue
Tulu derivates : boḍiyuni to be satiated, cloyed, be tired, done up; boḍipāvuni to satiate, exhaust, tire
Number in DED : 5476
Proto-South Dravidian : *vedir-
Meaning : bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vetir, vetiri, vetiram, vayir
Tamil meaning : bamboo
Tamil derivates : vēral small bamboo, spiny bamboo (?)
Kannada : bidir(u), bidru, bidaru
Kannada meaning : bamboo
Tulu : bedụrụ
Tulu meaning : bamboo
Proto-Nilgiri : *vedĭr
Notes : Tamil vayir is a strange dialectal form, maybe even the result of some obscure contamination.
Number in DED : 5485
Proto-South Dravidian : *vedur-
Meaning : to open (as flower)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vetir
Tamil meaning : open flower, blossom
Kannada : bidir(u), bidur
Kannada meaning : to open as the mouth, unfold as wings, stretch out, loosen, untie
Kannada derivates : bidircu to spread out, unfold, unharness, unyoke, loosen or free oneself
Kodagu : bīr- (bīruv-, bīnd-), (Mercara dial.) būr- (būruv-, būnd-)
Kodagu meaning : (flowers) open
Kodagu derivates : bīt- (bīti-), (Mercara dial.) būt- (būti-) to open out (tr.; mouth of bag, knife)
Tulu : biduruni
Tulu meaning : to loosen by itself
Number in DED : 5484
Proto-South Dravidian : *veg-
Meaning : anger, angry
Tamil : vekuḷ (vekuḷv-, vekuṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to be angry, be enraged at, hate, dislike
Tamil derivates : vekuṭṭu (vekuṭṭi-) to make angry; vekuḷi anger, wrath, dislike, hate; vekuṭci wrath
Malayalam : vekuḷi
Malayalam meaning : excitement
Malayalam derivates : vekuḷikka to rut
Tulu : bigaḍuni
Tulu meaning : to take offence
Tulu derivates : bigaḍụ taking offence
Notes : Tulu bigaḍuni is strange: the very fact of -i- before a verbal suffixal -a- is extremely suspicious.
Number in DED : 5464
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