South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *bod-

Meaning : to soak

Malayalam : potirkka

Malayalam meaning : to soak, steep (as fibres, cloth)

Malayalam derivates : (?) pūval dampness, moisture

Kannada : hudilu

Kannada meaning : (UNR) a marshy ground

Tulu : boduluni, bodoluni

Tulu meaning : to soak, steep

Miscellaneous : KOR (O) budalɨ to get soaked

Number in DED : 4505

Proto-South Dravidian : *bod-bod-

Meaning : [expr.] shaking; pouring

Kannada : boda, bodabodane

Kannada meaning : sound produced by somewhat loose discharges from the bowels

Proto-Nilgiri : *bod-

Number in DED : 4511

Proto-South Dravidian : *boḍḍ-

Meaning : navel

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : pōṭu

Malayalam meaning : the navel, umbilical rupture

Kannada : buḍḍa

Kannada meaning : (Bell.; U.P.U.) navel

Number in DED : 4460

Proto-South Dravidian : *bodd-i (?)

Meaning : a k. of plant

Kannada : boddi

Kannada meaning : n. of a plant

Number in DED : 4519

Proto-South Dravidian : *bogg-

Meaning : dog

Kannada : boggã

Kannada meaning : (Hav.) male dog

Kannada derivates : boggi bitch

Tulu : bogre, (B-K also) boggé

Tulu meaning : dog

Tulu derivates : boggi bitch

Number in DED : 4466

Proto-South Dravidian : *bok-

Meaning : to perforate, bore

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poku (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to make a hole, perforate

Tamil derivates : pokkaṇai hole in a tree, stone, or ground, cleft in rock; pokku hollow in a tree, defect, fault, blemish; pokkai little hole, crack, having a part deformed, blemish

Kannada : bokke

Kannada meaning : any round, small hole made by rats, etc.

Kannada derivates : bokka a toothless man; (Hav.) bokku toothless

Tulu : boŋku

Tulu meaning : hollow, void, empty

Tulu derivates : (B-K) poguḷu a hole, usually in a mud dam across a watercourse; (B-K) bokku, bokkubāyi mouth without teeth

Proto-Nilgiri : *pok-

Notes : Kota pok-vāyn probably borrowed from Tamil pokku-vāy. Tulu boŋku not quite clear.

Number in DED : 4452

Proto-South Dravidian : *bokaṇ-

Meaning : a k. of bag or pocket

Tamil : pokkaṇam

Tamil meaning : beggar's bag, wallet, cloth used as a sack

Tamil derivates : (?) mokkaṇi feed-bag, nose-bag; a kind of bridle for mules, etc.

Malayalam : pokkaṇam

Malayalam meaning : beggar's bag, wallet

Kannada : bokkaṇa

Kannada meaning : pocket in a coat, betel pouch, beggar's bag, horse's gram-bag

Tulu : bokkaṇa

Tulu meaning : bag, pocket

Number in DED : 4458

Proto-South Dravidian : *bom-ai

Meaning : puppet, doll

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pommai, pommal

Tamil meaning : puppet, doll, effigy

Malayalam : bomma

Malayalam meaning : puppet, doll

Kannada : bombe

Kannada meaning : puppet, doll, effigy

Kannada derivates : (Gowda) kaṇṇɨ bombe pupil of eye

Tulu : bombè

Tulu meaning : puppet, doll, image

Notes : The root is somewhat dubious (cf. Mal. bomma with an initial b- which can only be a recent borrowing).

Number in DED : 4530

Proto-South Dravidian : *bond- (?)

Meaning : palmyra branch

Tulu : bonda, bondya

Tulu meaning : tender branch of a palmyra

Number in DED : 4520

Proto-South Dravidian : *bonḍul-

Meaning : an annual herb

Kannada : boṇḍuḷa

Kannada meaning : an annual herb, Physalis indica Lamb.

Tulu : boṇḍoli

Tulu meaning : an annual herb, Physalis indica Lamb.

Number in DED : 4502

Proto-South Dravidian : *boŋk-/*bok-

Meaning : to lie; lies

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pokkam

Tamil meaning : lie, falsehood, deceit, fault

Malayalam : pokkar

Malayalam meaning : low people

Kannada : boŋku

Kannada meaning : to lie

Tulu : boŋkuni

Tulu meaning : to deny

Number in DED : 4459

Proto-South Dravidian : *boṭ-

Meaning : spot, mark

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poṭṭu

Tamil meaning : drop, spot, round mark worn on forehead

Malayalam : poṭṭu, por_r_u

Malayalam meaning : a circular mark on the forehead, mostly red

Kannada : boṭṭu, baṭṭu

Kannada meaning : drop, mark on the forehead

Kodagu : boṭṭɨ

Kodagu meaning : round mark worn on the forehead

Tulu : boṭṭa

Tulu meaning : a spot, mark, a drop

Tulu derivates : (B-K) buṭṭe a dot

Number in DED : 4492

Proto-South Dravidian : *boṭ-

Meaning : finger

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : boṭṭu, baṭṭu, beṭṭu

Kannada meaning : finger, toe

Notes : Strange vowel gradations in Kan.

Number in DED : 4493

Proto-South Dravidian : *boǯǯ-ai

Meaning : paunch, belly

Tamil : poccai

Tamil meaning : paunch, pot-belly

Kannada : bojje

Kannada meaning : belly, paunch

Kannada derivates : bojju pot-belly

Number in DED : 4478

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōd-i-

Meaning : capital of pillar; niche

Tamil : pōtikai

Tamil meaning : capital of a pillar, stake

Malayalam : pōtika

Malayalam meaning : capital of a pillar, prop, support of a king-post

Kannada : bōdige, bōduge

Kannada meaning : capital of a pillar

Kodagu : pōti

Kodagu meaning : niche over a door

Tulu : bōdigè

Tulu meaning : niche over a door, architrave

Number in DED : 4585

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōk-

Meaning : potsherd

Kannada : bōki

Kannada meaning : potsherd

Proto-Nilgiri : *bōk-

Number in DED : 4576

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōn-

Meaning : trap

Tamil : pōn_

Tamil meaning : trap

Kannada : bōn(u)

Kannada meaning : trap

Number in DED : 4606

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōŋ- (?)

Meaning : handful

Malayalam : pōŋŋa

Malayalam meaning : handful

Kannada : bogasi, bogase, bagase, bagasige

Kannada meaning : the palms joined so as to form a cup

Notes : The forms are comparable (Kan. bogase < *bōŋ-ásai), but the root itself is rather local.

Number in DED : 4577

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōr-ai

Meaning : hill

Kannada : bōre

Kannada meaning : hill, hillock

Tulu : bōrè

Tulu meaning : top of a hill

Number in DED : 4595

Proto-South Dravidian : *bōral-

Meaning : upside down

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : bōrala, bōralu, bōrla, bōrlu

Kannada meaning : upside down, topsy-turvy

Number in DED : 4592