Proto-South Dravidian : *pej-/*poj-
Meaning : to rain, to pour
Tamil : pey (-v-, -t-)
Tamil meaning : to rain, fall (as dew or hail); pour down or into (tr.), put, place, serve up (as food in a dish), throw out, discharge (as urine), shed (as tears), distribute
Tamil derivates : peyal showering, rain, raindrop, cloud; peyalai rain; puyal, pucal cloud, raining, water; gale, storm, tempest; poci (-v-, -nt-) to ooze, percolate, flow
Malayalam : peyyuka
Malayalam meaning : to pour, rain
Malayalam derivates : peyttu raining; peyyikka to cause to rain
Kannada : poy
Kannada meaning : to pour, cast; n. pouring
Kannada derivates : puy to pour, cast; pōcal pouring water
Kodagu : poyy- (poyyuv-, pojj-)
Kodagu meaning : (rain) rains, (wind) blows
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) pī- to pour
Notes : Tamil and Malayalam have an unexpected -e- in this root; this can only be attributed to some obscure contamination which it is impossible to adequately determine. Note that Tamil preserves the original vocalism in puyal and poci.
Number in DED : 4407
