Proto-South Dravidian : *īr-
Meaning : to drag, draw
Tamil : īr (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to drag along, pull, attract, carry away (as a current), excoriate (as a tiger), flay, draw, paint, write
Tamil derivates : (-v-, -nt-) to be drawn out; saw; īrppu pull, tug, attraction; īr-vāḷ a saw
Malayalam : īruka
Malayalam meaning : to saw, split (or with DEDR 2491)
Malayalam derivates : īr splitting, sawing; īr-vāḷ, īrcca-vāḷ a saw; īrcca sawing; (Kauṭ.) īrkkuka to draw, drag
Kannada : īr
Kannada meaning : to pull, draw
Number in DED : 0542
