Proto-South Dravidian : *tōl-
Meaning : skin
Tamil : tōl
Tamil meaning : skin, hide
Tamil derivates : toli (-pp-, -tt-) to strip off (bark), flay, husk, hull; n. skin, rind, husk
Malayalam : tōl
Malayalam meaning : skin, hide
Malayalam derivates : tolikka to skin, peel; toli skin, bark, peel, rind
Kannada : tōl(u)
Kannada meaning : skin, hide, leather, skin of fruit
Kodagu : tōlɨ
Kodagu meaning : skin, hide
Kodagu derivates : toli- (tolip-, tolic-) to peel, hatch; (Shanmugam) tolip peeling
Tulu : tolikè
Tulu meaning : skin, bark, rind
Tulu derivates : (B-K) toli, tolpu to peel off, remove as the bark or skin; tollu to pluck out (as hair, feathers, etc.)
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) tōru skin
Notes : Easily contaminated with *tok- 'skin, bark, rind' q.v.
Number in DED : 3559
