Proto-South Dravidian : *pūṇ- (caus. *pūṭ-)
Meaning : to wear; to yoke
Tamil : pūṇ (pūṇp-, pūṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to put on, wear, be fettered or yoked with, undertake (as a business); become entangled (as a lock of hair), be caught (as birds in a snare), be yoked, become inseparable; n. ornament
Tamil derivates : pūṇu-nūl, pūṇūl sacred thread; pūṭci wearing, ornament, union, belief, determination; pūṭkai belief, determination; pūṇṭān_ husband; pūṇi bull, bullock; pūṇi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to appear, bring into existence; make a vow; pūṇippu vow, decision, resolve; pūṭṭu (pūṭṭi-) to lock, hook, unite, yoke, fetter, put on (as jewels, garlands), entrap; n. locking, harnessing, etc.; pūṭṭai cord for fastening a bullock to its yoke
Malayalam : pūṇuka
Malayalam meaning : to be closed, be yoked, embrace, put on (as cloth, ornaments)
Malayalam derivates : pūṇpu girdle, ornament; pūṇunūl, pūṇūl sacred thread; pūṭṭuka to lock, yoke, bend the bow, embrace; pūṭṭu closure, lock, yoking
Kannada : pūṇ (pūṇd-)
Kannada meaning : to fix (as an arrow), begin; admit, assent, consent, promise, vow, challenge, bring forward or introduce; n. admission
Kannada derivates : pūṇke admission, promise, vow; hūṇi a vow; pūḍu to join (tr.), tie to, yoke, fix (as an arrow), prepare, arrange, bring about, create, begin; n. established state; pūṇipu to intend, aim at; pūn to attempt; puṇumbu arrow
Tulu : hūṇe
Tulu meaning : a vow, promise
Tulu derivates : puṇepini, puṇepuni, puṇevuni to persevere till one has avenged himself, contest to the last, compete, vie; puṇevu resoluteness
Number in DED : 4361
