Proto-South Dravidian : *tar_-i-
Meaning : to cut
Tamil : tar_i (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be cut off, broken
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to lop, chop off, cut off; n. cutting off, wooden post, stake, weaver's loom, a kind of axe; tar_ikai a kind of axe, chisel
Malayalam : tar_ikka
Malayalam meaning : to cut down
Malayalam derivates : tar_i post, hedge-stake, stick, cutting, weaver's loom
Kannada : tar_i, tar_e
Kannada meaning : to strip off, cut off, cut
Kannada derivates : tar_i cutting, slaughter; stake, post, sharp knife or sword
Kodagu : tari- (tarip-, taric-)
Kodagu meaning : to chop into small bits
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) tarip cutting
Tulu : taripuni
Tulu meaning : to lop off, clear (jungle)
Tulu derivates : tajapuni, (B-K also) sajapu, hajapu to chop, cut in pieces
Number in DED : 3140
