Proto-South Dravidian : *pUʒá- / *puʒú-
Meaning : new
Tamil : putu, putiya
Tamil meaning : new
Tamil derivates : putitu that which is new or wonderful; first sheaves of a rice crop (offered to Lakṣmī); putiyar, putiyavar, putiyōr newcomers, guests; putir first sheaves; putin_am newness, novelty, wonderful thing; putukku (putukki-) to renovate, adorn; putuppi (-pp-, -tt-) to renovate, repair, remodel, modernize; putumai newness, novelty, strangeness, a wonder, plenty, excess, intensity, brightness; putuvatu anything new; putuval land newly brought under cultivation; putuvōr strangers, inexperienced persons; putai novelty; puttapputiya, puttamputiya brand-new, very recent; puttapputumai brand-new or very recent thing; puttan_ new person or thing; puttēḷ novelty; stranger, strange woman; god; puṇar newness; ? pun_ir_u recency of delivery (as of a woman), that which is recently born, newness
Malayalam : putu
Malayalam meaning : new, fresh
Malayalam derivates : putukuka to be renewed; putukkam newness, a wonderful thing; putukkuka to renew, mend; putuma a novelty, wonderful sight, an entertaining story; puttan a fresh, new thing; puttari new rice used in ceremonies
Kannada : posa, posatu, hosa, hosatu, hosadu, hostu
Kannada meaning : that which is new; newness, freshness, beauty, novelty, wonderfulness; new, etc.
Kannada derivates : posamba, hosaba a new man
Kodagu : pudume
Kodagu meaning : wonder
Kodagu derivates : puttëri rice harvest festival; (Shanmugam) pudɨyë new (masc.)
Tulu : posa
Tulu meaning : new, novel, fresh, recent, strange, wonderful
Tulu derivates : posatụ that which is new, fresh; newly; posatāye, posabe a new man, novice; (Shanmugam) fem. posabetti; pudubārụ new paddy; puddārụ the harvest feast
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