Proto-South Dravidian : *vir-i-
Meaning : to expand; to loosen
Tamil : viri (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to expand, spread out, open, unfold, be loosened, split, crack, burst asunder
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to expand, unfold, untie, loosen; n. expanse, fullness; virical split, crack, rent; virippu spreading, opening out; viriyal expanse, blossoming, wreath of flowers; virivu expansion, breadth, width, split, crack
Malayalam : viriyuka
Malayalam meaning : to expand, open, blow (of flowers), be hatched
Malayalam derivates : viri what is expanded, veil, awning; viriccal split, gap, hatching; virivu expansion, breadth; virikka to expand (tr.), spread, hatch; virittuka to open; virippu bedding
Kannada : biri
Kannada meaning : to burst open, be rent asunder, expand, open, blossom; n. bursting, opening, fissure, crack
Kannada derivates : are-viri, are-biri to be half-opened (as a flower)
Number in DED : 5411
