Proto-South Dravidian : *kar-
Meaning : to melt, dissolve
Tamil : karai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to dissolve in water, be reduced from solid to liquid form, wear away (as soil by the action of water), become emaciated, become gradually attenuated
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to dissolve in water (tr.), melt, liquefy, extirpate; karaiyal dissolving, melting, that which is dissolved; karaivu dissolving, tenderness of mind
Malayalam : karakkuka
Malayalam meaning : to melt, dissolve
Kannada : karagu, karaŋgu, kargu
Kannada meaning : to be dissolved, melt away, decrease in bulk, become softened to pity or love, pine away
Kannada derivates : karagisu, karigisu, kargisu to cause to be dissolved, melt; (Hav.) karaḍu to melt
Kodagu : kar- (kari-)
Kodagu meaning : to be digested
Kodagu derivates : karak- (karaki-) to digest; (Shanmugam) to dissolve; (Shanmugam) karak dissolving
Tulu : karaguni
Tulu meaning : to melt (intr.), dissolve, liquefy, become thin, become affected, softened, melt with pity
Tulu derivates : karagāvuni, kargāvuni to melt (tr.), liquefy, affect the mind, afflict; karavuni to be dissolved, melted, digested; karapuni to digest
Number in DED : 1292
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