Proto-South Dravidian : *ver_-i-
Meaning : intoxicated; mad
Tamil : ver_i (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to be drunk, intoxicated, become mad, be frenzied, be furious; n. toddy, drunkenness, intoxication, bewilderment, confusion, perturbation, madness, frenzy, anger, savagery, wildness, devil
Tamil derivates : ver_iy-āṭu to dance under possession by Skanda; ver_ippu drunkenness
Malayalam : ver_i
Malayalam meaning : intoxication, fury
Malayalam derivates : ver_iyan drunk, furious
Kannada : ver_i
Kannada meaning : madness, intoxication, fury, folly, confusion, fear
Notes : The root is dubious since the Kannada form is an obvious borrowing from Telugu (*ber_i should be expected).
Number in DED : 5511
