Proto-South Dravidian : *kav-
Meaning : to separate; branch, fork
Tamil : kavar (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to separate into various channels, deviate, depart from instructions; churn (or with DEDR 1340)
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to branch off (as roads), fork, bifurcate; n. bifurcated branch (as of tree or river), prong; kavarppu forking, bifurcation; kavarpu differing; kavaṭu branch of tree, forked branch, separation, division; kavaṭṭi, kavaṭṭai fork of a branch, branching root; kavuṭṭi space between the thighs; kavalai forking of branches, place where several ways meet; kavai (-pp-, -tt-) to fork (as a branch); n. division, cleavage (as of hoof, a crab's claws), branch of a tree, forked stick, crossroads; kavam, kavvam churning stick; kavvu fork of a branch or horn; kappu forked branch, branch, bough, cleavage, cleft; kappi (-pp-, -tt-) to fork as a branch
Malayalam : kava
Malayalam meaning : forked branch, space between the legs
Malayalam derivates : kavekka to stand astride; kavaṭi pitch-fork; kavaṭṭa the forked branch of a tree; kavaram, kavar bifurcated branch or shoot, prong of a pitch-fork; kavarikkuka to shoot forth as a forked branch; kavala place where two roads meet; kappu bifurcated branch
Kannada : kaval
Kannada meaning : to become bifurcated or forked, branch off; n. bifurcation, forked or lateral branch, forked stick, divided state, couple, pair
Kannada derivates : kavate forked state; kavaḍu, kave = kaval n.
Tulu : kaba
Tulu meaning : space between the fingers
Tulu derivates : kabarụ forked or lateral branch, forked stick; forked; kabe forked stick; cloven, forked; (B-K.) kappu fork of a wooden post
Number in DED : 1325
