Proto-South Dravidian : *kUr_-ai-
Meaning : to cut
Tamil : kur_ai (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to cut, reap; n. piece, section
Tamil derivates : kur_u (kur_uv-, kur_r_-) to pluck
Malayalam : kur_ekka
Malayalam meaning : to cut off
Kannada : kor_e, kor_i
Kannada meaning : to cut (as wood with a saw, the throat with a sword, stalks of millet), break (as a hole in a wall), bore, excavate (as running water the soil), pierce (as cold; or with DEDR 2168)
Kannada derivates : kor_i a large branch cut off from a thorn-bush; kor_e cutting, a cut-off piece (as of suagr-cane); kor_eyuvike cutting, etc.; kor_eta, kor_ata act of cutting, etc., the piercing of cold; korcu, koccu to cut away, up, or to pieces (as thorn-bushes); koccu act of or an instrument for cutting to pieces, state of being cut into pieces; koccike act of cutting or cutting up
Tulu : kudupuni
Tulu meaning : to cut, reap
Tulu derivates : kudè piece of wood; kujimbu, kujumbu a chip, fragment; kojapuni, kojepuni, kojaluni, kojiluni, kojeluni, kojelpuni to break, cut in pieces; (B-K) koccu to cut in pieces
Miscellaneous : KOR (T) kudi to saw
Number in DED : 1859
