Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : kūmpu (kūmpi-)
Tamil meaning : to close, shut (as a flower), contract, shrink, lose courage
Tamil derivates : kūppu (kūppi-) to close, contract, shut in (as an umbrella), draw in (as the sun its rays), join hands as in worship; n. joining hands as in worship; kuvi (-v-, -nt-) to close (as flowers by night); (-pp-, -tt-) id., draw in (as the sun its rays in setting); kuvaḷai blue nelumbo [which closes by day]
Malayalam : kūmpuka
Malayalam meaning : to close (as flowers)
Malayalam derivates : kūppuka id., salute by joining both hands, worship; kūppu closing; kuvaḷa waterlily
Kannada : kōvaḷ, kōhaḷ, kōḷe, kōmaḷe
Kannada meaning : blue waterlily
Number in DED : 1894
