Proto-South Dravidian : *per-
Meaning : big
Tamil : peru, perum, pēr
Tamil meaning : great
Tamil derivates : peritu that which is great, big, large; greatly; periya large, great, elder, important; periyār, periyōr the aged, the great, saints, kings; periyōn_ great man, god; perum-puli tiger; perun-tēn_ large-sized honey-bee; honey secreted by bees (or with 4412); peru (-pp-, -tt-) to grow thick, large, stout, become numerous; peruku (peruki-) to increase in numbers, multiply, become full, perfected, rise, overflow, swell, be increased, augmented, or enlarged, prosper, grow; peruka fully, abundantly, prosperously; perukal abundance; perukku (perukki-) to cause to increase or abound, make greater, fill, cause to swell and overflow; perukka greatly; perukkam increase, augmentation, abundance, prosperity, flood, perfection; perukkal improving, making prosperous; perukkan_ that which is coarse; peruppam bigness, thickness; peruppi (-pp-, -tt-) to magnify, enlarge, exaggerate; peruppu becoming large, being stout; perumān_ nobleman, king, elder, elder brother, god; pemmān_ god, great man; perumai bigness, greatness, excellence, nobleness, abundance, excess, power, celebrity, pride; peruvar great persons; pirān_ lord, king, master, god; pirāṭṭi lady, mistress, goddess; pen_n_am-periya, pen_n_am-perutta very large; eccu excess, increase
Malayalam : peru, pēr
Malayalam meaning : great, large, chief
Malayalam derivates : periya large, great; perippam greatness, multitude, plenty; perukuka to grow large, be multiplied; perukkuka to augment, multiply, grow much, abound, grow thick; perukkam largeness, size, repetition; perukka augmentation, overflow of a river; peruŋŋuka to be prolific; pirān lord, king
Kannada : per, pēr (before vowels)
Kannada meaning : largeness, tallness, greatness; large, tall, great
Kannada derivates : hērā̆ḷa greatness, largeness, abundance; percu, peccu, heccu, eccu to become more extensive or greater in bulk, quantity, or number, increase, thrive, grow, swell, become lofty o r proud; n. increase, growth, largeness, swelling, flood, extension, eminence, riches, excess, surplus, exaggeration, pride, daring; percisu, peccisu to cause to increase, multiply, etc.; percuge, peccuge increase, etc.; perme increase, greatness, excellency, grandeur, honour, pride; piri extensiveness, largeness, abundance, frequency, greatness, advanced age; pedda largeness, bigness, greatness; peddi a great or old person, elder, senior; pempu largeness, abundance, eminence, sublimity; peggaṇa, heggaṇa bandicoot; (Gowda) higgu to swell with joy, be elated
Kodagu : perɨ-, perɨm-
Kodagu meaning : big
Kodagu derivates : perɨja increase, excess; perɨ- (perɨp-, perɨt-) to increase (intr.; family, wealth, cattle); perië elder; perta very, great, much
Tulu : peri, periya
Tulu meaning : large, great, high, superior
Tulu derivates : perguḍè bandicoot; permè haughtiness; percuni, pērcuni to rise, increase; perjuni to increase; heccuni to increase, augment; heccāvuni to increase (tr.), enlarge, exalt, promote; hecca more, better, high, superior, excessive, superfluous, copious; heccalmè, heccaḷa, heccaḷmè exaltation, greatness, brag, boast; hecci, heccigè, heccelụ increase, promotion, excess, eminence; hedda great, large, spacious, chief, principal; hemma abundant, many; hemme pride, insolence
Number in DED : 4411
