Proto-South Dravidian : *kUẓ-ai-
Meaning : soft, rot; to soften
Tamil : kuẓai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become soft, mashy, pulpy (as well-cooked), be overboiled (as rice), melt, become tender (as the mind), fade, languish
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to macerate, mash, reduce to pulp, make soft by mixing with water, mix (as powder with a liquid), cause to melt; n. soft mud, mire; kuẓaiyal that which is mashed or softened, as overboiled rice; kuẓaivu mashy condition, tenderness of mind, fading, languishing; kūẓai mud
Malayalam : kuẓakuẓa
Malayalam meaning : slimy, soft
Malayalam derivates : kuẓayuka to be macerated, kneaded, mixed as pap; kuẓekka to mix, macerate, knead; ? kuṭumpuka to rot, putrefy; ? kuyumpu, kuyimpu, kuśumpu, kuśumpal mustiness, damp smell, decay; kūẓ what is rotten; kūẓa rottenness
Kannada : koẓe
Kannada meaning : to decay (as a corpse), rot (as fruit, fibres, wood), become putrid, grow pap-like, wear out (as cloth), pine away on account of grief; n. anything worn out, rotten, putrid, corrupt, excretion of the body, dirt, mud
Kannada derivates : koẓ state of being rotten or pap-like; koẓaku state of being worn out, decayed, rotten, putrid, stinking, state of being languished, pined away; that is putrid, etc.; koẓakutana putrescence; koẓaci, koẓace state of being putrid, impure, pap-like, soft, or muddy; soft mud; kocce mud, mire, bath-drainage
Tulu : kureyuni, kurevuni, kuripuni, kuriyuni
Tulu meaning : to decay, rot, putrefy
Tulu derivates : (B-K) kuḷi = kuri to decay; kurè filth, dirt; swamp, pool; kurtè, kurtelụ dirt, filthiness; dirty; kurtele a filthy man; korambè, kolambè swamp, marshy ground; koḷambè decayed, putrid, stinking; koḷakụ filthy, dirty
Number in DED : 1822
