Proto-South Dravidian : *por_-
Meaning : to bear, carry
Tamil : por_u (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to bear, sustain, endure, tolerate, excuse, take responsibility, wear; be patient
Tamil derivates : por_uti patience, pardon; por_uppi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to rest on, prop, sustain, cause to bear; por_uppu pressure, burden, prop, responsibility, patience; por_umai self-control, patience, endurance; por_ai burden, load, weight, patience, meekness, pregnancy; por_aimai patience; por_aiyan_ sustainer; por_āmai envy, jealousy, impatience
Malayalam : por_ukka
Malayalam meaning : to bear, sustain, tolerate, pardon, abide, stay, recover, heal
Malayalam derivates : por_uti patience, endurance, pardon, subsistence, cohabitation, relief; por_uppikka to render tolerable, alleviate, sustain (as a wife); por_uma patience; por_āyma impatience, eagerness; pōr_u bearing
Kannada : por_ (pott-)
Kannada meaning : to take upon or bear on the head, bear (as a burden), carry, support, hold up, undertake, endure
Kannada derivates : por_ige act of taking upon the head, etc., undertaking, burden, business; por_e a load, burden, measure, size
Kodagu : porɨ- (porɨp-, porɨt-)
Kodagu meaning : to carry
Kodagu derivates : pore a load; porɨd- (porɨdi-) to undertake an office (mudre)
Tulu : pudè
Tulu meaning : load, burden
Notes : Tamil forms with -o- (por_ai, etc.), are either developed by analogy with por_u, etc., or borrowed from Kannada, as -o- is not to be expected in these cases.
Number in DED : 4565
