Proto-South Dravidian : *nār-
Meaning : rope
Tamil : nār
Tamil meaning : fibre, string, cord, rope
Tamil derivates : nāri bow-string, fibrous covering at the bottom of a leaf-stalk, as of a coconut palm; nāram cord
Malayalam : nār
Malayalam meaning : fibres of bark, strings and ropes from fibre
Kannada : nār
Kannada meaning : fibre, hemp of plants, cloth made of fibres or hemp
Kannada derivates : nāri bow-string, the web which surrounds the stipes of a palm-tree branch
Kodagu : nārɨ
Kodagu meaning : fibre of plant
Tulu : nārụ, nāru
Tulu meaning : fibrous bark or hemp of plants
Number in DED : 3651
