Proto-Nilgiri : *var_-[ḷ]-
Meaning : dry
Kota : varv- (vart-) "(tissues) become dry with fever"
Toda : par_ɫ- (par_t_-) "(tree) dries up, dies"
Additional forms : Also Kota varl dry (meat), (funeral) which is commemorative (commonly translated as 'dry funeral'); vat- (vaty-) (liquid) dries up, (milk) dries in breast or udder, become dry and withered; varḍṇ man who has no children; varḍy barren woman; Toda par_ɫ dry, dead (of a tree); fuel; par_n drought; pariḍy barren woman (< Badaga); pāḍy id.; pāṛ dry buffaloes, buffaloes that have gone wild (< *var_aṭu; or with 4110); (?) peɫ- (pet_-) (buffalo) goes dry
Number in DED : 5320