Proto-South Dravidian : *kūl-i
Meaning : wages
Tamil : kūli
Tamil meaning : wages, pay, freight
Tamil derivates : kūlikkāran_, kūliy-āḷ hired labourer, cooly; kai-kkūli daily wages; bribe, cash payment, money paid by parents of bride to bridegroom
Malayalam : kūli
Malayalam meaning : hire, wages (esp. daily)
Malayalam derivates : kūlikkāran, kūliy-āḷ hired labourer, coolie; kai-kkūli bribe, fine upon a lease and its renewal
Kannada : kūli
Kannada meaning : hire, wages (esp. daily); day-labourer, coolie
Kannada derivates : kūlikār_a, kūligār_a day-labourer; kay-kūli, key-gūli working as a day-labourer
Kodagu : kūli
Kodagu meaning : wages
Tulu : kūli
Tulu meaning : hire
Number in DED : 1905
