Proto-South Dravidian : *Pōr-i
Meaning : bull; bullock
Tamil : (?) pori
Tamil meaning : calf or buffalo
Kannada : hōri
Kannada meaning : bull calf; bullock
Kodagu : pōri
Kodagu meaning : male buffalo
Tulu : bōri
Tulu meaning : bull; ox
Notes : The initial consonant is hard to determine. On one hand, Tulu bōri is the only variant with an initial voiced consonant here, so it might be secondary; on the other hand, the variant with the initial voiceless consonant could have been contaminated with *pōr-, *por-i- 'to fight' (cf. the Tamil variant with the short vowel), and the Tulu form could thus prove archaic.
Number in DED : 4593
