Proto-South Dravidian : *văḷ-ai-
Meaning : crooked; to bend
Tamil : vaḷai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become crooked, bend, bend low, yield
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to bend (tr.); vaḷaical crookedness, curve; vaḷaiyal that which is bent; vaḷaippu bending, crookedness; vaḷaivu id., arch
Malayalam : vaḷayuka
Malayalam meaning : to bend, be curved
Malayalam derivates : vaḷekka to bend (tr.), vault; vaḷavu bend, curve, arch; vaḷappu a bend as of a way, arch; vaḷaccal crookedness, arching
Kannada : baḷaŋku, baḷuŋku, baḷ(u)ku
Kannada meaning : to bend (intr.)
Kannada derivates : baḷkisu to cause to bend
Kodagu : bavṇḍ- (bavṇḍi-)
Kodagu meaning : (??) to be bent
Kodagu derivates : bavṭ- (bavṭi-) to bend (tr.)
Tulu : baḷakuni, baḷukuni
Tulu meaning : to bend, curve, stoop
Tulu derivates : oḷā̆vu curve, bend, inclination
Notes : Tulu oḷāvu possibly through contamination with *ol- 'to shake, bend'?
Number in DED : 5314
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