Proto-South Dravidian : *kār-ai
Meaning : a k. of shrub
Tamil : kārai
Tamil meaning : low shrub with sharp spines, Canthium parviflorum, emetic-nut
Malayalam : kāra
Malayalam meaning : a thorny shrub; Canthium parviflorum, C. amarum, Calophyllum flavescens, Mimusops dissecta, Vangueria spinosa, Griffithia fragrans, Randia uliginosa
Kannada : kāre
Kannada meaning : the spinous shrub Webera tetranda Willd. [= Canthium parviflorum Lam.]; Terminalia chebula
Kannada derivates : gāre the tree Terminalia catappa
Kodagu : kāre mara
Kodagu meaning : Randia dumetorum and uliginosa
Number in DED : 1475
