Proto-Dravidian : *alá-
Meaning : to make verbal noise
Notes : In Telugu the root has only been preserved as part of obscure or expressive compounds, but in SDR it is highly productive. PNDR *al-G- 'to laugh' is, for obvious reasons, set apart in DEDR, but there are actually no insurmountable obstacles to merging the two entries neither from the phonetic nor the semantic side. // Present in 3/6 branches.
