Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-i-
Meaning : to pluck
Tamil : par_i (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to pluck, crop, pick off with twist, weed, eradicate, pull out (as an arrow), take by force, rob, destroy
Tamil derivates : (-v-, -nt-) to be loosened (as bonds), be cut off, torn apart (as roots); n. plucking, picking off, seizure, plunder; pār_u (pār_i-) to be torn in pieces; (inscr.) par_ippu hollow dug out (in bank of tank)
Malayalam : par_i
Malayalam meaning : pulling, tearing off
Malayalam derivates : par_iyuka to get loose, come off, tear, be scratched; par_ikka to pluck off, gather plants or fruits, pull out, rob; par_ippu plucking, gathering fruits, robbery
Kannada : par_i
Kannada meaning : to break off (as fruits, etc. from a tree), tear asunder, tear, rend, cut asunder, cut off, sever, cut; be torn asunder, be torn, etc.; n. tearing, etc.
Kannada derivates : par_ivu tearing, rending, etc.; har_ita, har_ata, harta cutting, sharpness; par_aku, par_uku rag; (Hav.) harmbu to pluck leaves; hari to be sharp; haritta sharpness
Kodagu : pari- (parip-, paric-)
Kodagu meaning : to pluck
Tulu : paraŋkuni, parŋkuni, parkuni
Tulu meaning : to pluck out
Tulu derivates : parpuni to pluck, pull out (as roots, grass, etc.); parpāvuni to have pulled out, cause to pluck or pull out; pari opening, gap, (B-K) sharpness; partè sharpness, edge; sharp; (also partelụ) a rent, tear, as in clothes; torn, tattered
Miscellaneous : KOR (T) hajji to be torn
Notes : Tamil pār_u can point towards an older long vowel in this root; however, the vowel length is not confirmed by external data.
Number in DED : 4027
