Proto-South Dravidian : *tol-
Meaning : to perish, die; to depart
Tamil : tolai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become extinct, perish, die, be exhausted, terminated, liquidated, end (as a way), expire (as time), be over, finished, be weary, be defeated, fail, be lost, leave, depart
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to destroy, kill, exterminate, spend, pass (as time), remove, wipe off, bring to an end, settle, lose, surpass, defeat; n. ruin, distance, great distance; tolaiccu (tolaicci-) to kill, destroy, exhaust, pay, discharge (a debt); tolaipu perishing, destruction; tolaivu completion, end, extinction, destruction, defeat, failure, fatigue, weariness, dwindling, decrease, distance; tulai (-v-, -nt-) to perish; caus. (-pp-, -tt-)
Malayalam : tulayuka
Malayalam meaning : to be at an end, die
Malayalam derivates : tulaccal end, difficulty; tulekka to consume, finish
Kannada : tolagu, tolaŋgu
Kannada meaning : to go away, depart, go aside or out of the way, retire, separate (intr.), be separated, be excluded, fail
Kannada derivates : tolagisu to cause to go away, etc.; (Hav.) tole to stand away; get rid of
Tulu : tolaguni
Tulu meaning : to depart, move away, leave, forsake, desert
Tulu derivates : (?) telavuni, telāvuni to go aside, make way, avoid, shun
Notes : B&E obviously mix two different roots here: Tulu telavuni, etc., cannot belong here. Tamil forms are dubious - tulai is regular, the others are not. Possibly borrowed from or influenced by Kannada.
Number in DED : 3519
