Proto-South Dravidian : *vāŋ-/*vagg-
Meaning : to bend
Tamil : vāŋku (vāŋki-), vēŋku (vēŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to bend (intr., tr.), sink, subside, move to one side, withdraw; n. bending
Tamil derivates : vāŋkal bending, curve, inclination; vākku bend, irregularity
Malayalam : vāŋŋuka
Malayalam meaning : to bend, shrink, draw back
Malayalam derivates : vāŋŋikka to withdraw (tr., as an army); vāŋŋal withdrawing
Kannada : bāgu
Kannada meaning : to bend, bow, incline, stoop; bend (tr.); n. bending, inclining, curve
Kannada derivates : bāgisu to bend (tr.), cause to bend; bāguvatana, bāguha bending; baŋku to be crooked, bend; baggu, boggu to bend, bow, become submissive; baggisu, boggisu to bend (tr.); boŋkane in a bending or bent way; bokka with a turn, bend, or bow
Kodagu : bāŋg- (bāŋgi-)
Kodagu meaning : to become bent, slope
Kodagu derivates : bagg- (baggi-) to stoop, bend down
Tulu : bāguni, bāŋguni
Tulu meaning : to bow, stoop, lean on one side
Tulu derivates : bāngāvuni to cause to bow or stoop; bagguni to bend, bow, stoop, yield, submit; baggāvuni to cause to stoop, make bend; baggele a bending or crouching man
Notes : All languages except for Tam.-Mal. show evidence for two similar roots: *vāŋ- and *vagg-; although the differences in semantics are unobservable, it is practically impossible to reduce them to a single prototype.
Number in DED : 5335
