Proto-South Dravidian : *pūẓ-
Meaning : to bury
Malayalam : pūẓuka, pūṇuka
Malayalam meaning : to be buried, stick in the mire
Malayalam derivates : pūntuka to sink in the ground; pūttuka to press into, bury; pūttu a grave
Kannada : pūẓ(u)
Kannada meaning : to inwrap, insert, cover, bury
Kannada derivates : hūẓ(u) to cover, bury; sink into (as a foot into mud), be filled up (as a channel); hūṇ to bury oneself in a melee; hūṇu, (PBh.) pūṇ- to bury; ? hugi id.; (Hav.) huggu to hide
Kodagu : pūḷ- (pūp-, pūt-)
Kodagu meaning : to bury
Notes : Malayalam pūntu, etc., are probably old derivates (< PDR *pūṛ-nd-); as for the variant with the nasal -ṇ- (Malayalam, Kannada), it is unclear; could it be contaminated with *pūṇ- 'to enclose' ('enclose' = 'bury'?).
Number in DED : 4376
