Proto-South Dravidian : *čaval-
Meaning : lean, withered, old
Tamil : cavalai
Tamil meaning : leanness of an infant not fed on mother's milk, tenderness, immaturity
Tamil derivates : cavaŋku (cavaŋki-) to become lean, emaciated, shrink, subside, faint, languish; cavu (-pp-, -tt-) to become weak, be emaciated; cāvi withered crop, blighted or empty grain; cāvaṭṭai withered grain, chaff, emaciated person, dried betel leaves
Malayalam : cavala
Malayalam meaning : empty corn, hollowness, leanness
Malayalam derivates : cāvi, cāẓi empty grain, blighted corn; cankerworm, palmer-worm; cāṭa seedless, empty as husk
Tulu : cavuḷi
Tulu meaning : (B-K) old
Notes : Irregular voicening in Kota. Reasons unclear.
Number in DED : 2392
