Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_-
Meaning : dirt; black
Kota : karp "blackness, a demon"
Toda : kar_ "dirt, spot, rust"
Additional forms : Also Kota karpn name of a man; fem. karyp; karpṭy black person (male or female); kar black; Toda kar_f- (kar_t-) to become black, dark; kap black dot (soot between eyes or on temples, or tattooed on woman's chin); kagār_f darkness (-gār_f belongs here; ka- in 1278); kār_ id. (in song unit nɨn gār_ fɨṭ leaving off your darkness)
Number in DED : 1395
