Proto-South Dravidian : *pār-/*par-
Meaning : to spread
Tamil : para (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to spread, be diffused, be flattened (as by hammering), be broad (as a plane surface)
Tamil derivates : parakku (parakki-) to roam about; paraṭṭai spreading (as of shrubs); parattu (paratti-) to spread (tr.); parappu (parappi-) to spread (tr.; as grain), diffuse (as odour), disseminate (news), expand, establish, give lavishly; n. expanse, extension, space, diffused or extended state, diffusion, mass, sea, bed; parampu (parampi-) to spread (intr.), expand, pervade, be spread out or become flattened; n. roller for smoothing land newly ploughed; bamboo mat; pampu (pampi-) to be close, thick, crowded, be full, spread (as vegetation, water, darkness); pampal expanse, spaciousness, luxuriance, abundance, harvest; pammu (pammi-) to be close, thick, crowded; paravu (paravi-) to spread (intr.); lay open to view (as goods in a bazaar); paravai expanse, breadth, sea, that which is spread (as grain on floor); pār expanse, earth, rock, rocky stratum, shelf of rock; pāram, pāri earth; pārār people of the earth
Malayalam : parakka
Malayalam meaning : to spread, be diffused, extended, become large, become public
Malayalam derivates : paranna broad, extended; parattuka to spread (tr.), flatten, level, divulge, proclaim; parappu spreading (of sound, disease, branches), extent, breadth, publicity, sea; parampu bamboo mat; parava sea; paravuka to spread; pār the earth, world
Kannada : paraḍu
Kannada meaning : to spread (intr., tr.), extend, be diffused
Kannada derivates : paradu trade, traffic; parada trader; parepu to spread (tr.); n. spreading, diffusion; parapu to spread about (intr., tr.), be divulged; (K2) n. spreading, expanse; (PBh.) parakalisu to scatter; pare to spread (intr.), extend, be diffused, spread out (as creepers or roots), disperse, be dishevelled (as hair); n. extension; parayisu to spread (tr.), disperse; (Gowda) parṇḍɨ to spread; parvu, parbu, habbu to spread (intr.), be extended, be diffused, spread out or run (as creepers, etc.)
Kodagu : para- (parap-, parand-)
Kodagu meaning : to crawl
Kodagu derivates : parat- (parati-) to spread (grain); pabb- (pabbi-) (creeping plant) twines; ? palambɨ mat
Tulu : parapuni
Tulu meaning : to creep, crawl on hands and legs, spread (as a creeper)
Tulu derivates : paraḍuni to spread (intr., tr.); parataruni, paraturuni to spread, extend, diffuse; creep (as an ant); parētè crawling on hands and feet; parambuni, parbuni to spread, multiply, diffuse, flow; (?) borambu a small kind of mat
Number in DED : 3949
