South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *pīr_-

Meaning : to tear, be torn

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pīr_u (pīr_i-)

Tamil meaning : to be torn; tear, rip, split, lacerate; n. rent, tear

Tamil derivates : pīr_al, pīr_r_al tearing, rending, slitting, rent, rip

Malayalam : pīr_u

Malayalam meaning : torn, bad, vile

Proto-Nilgiri : *pīr_- (*-r-)

Number in DED : 4230

Proto-South Dravidian : *pīv- (*-m-) (?)

Meaning : a k. of plant

Proto-Nilgiri : *pīv

Number in DED : 4229

Proto-South Dravidian : *Pīẓ-

Meaning : to uproot

Tamil : pīẓ (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to uproot

Malayalam : piẓuka

Malayalam meaning : to root up, pluck off

Number in DED : 4212

Proto-South Dravidian : *Po-

Meaning : to perforate, bore

Tamil : po (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to perforate, puncture, make a hole

Tamil derivates : poy (-v-, -t-) to be hollowed; n. tubularity, hole, hollow or recess in tree

Notes : While the root has no obvious outside correspondences, it is not excluded that the more frequent *pot- 'to pierce, perforate' is an old derivate.

Number in DED : 4452

Proto-South Dravidian : *poč-

Meaning : vulva

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poccu

Tamil meaning : woman's pubic hair, vulva, anus

Malayalam : pocca, pocci

Malayalam meaning : membrum muliebre

Kannada : pucci, pucce

Kannada meaning : vulva

Proto-Nilgiri : *poǯ

Number in DED : 4476

Proto-South Dravidian : *poḍ-

Meaning : to rise, sprout

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poṭi (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to spring up, shoot, rise, appear, produce, ooze out

Malayalam : poṭiyuka

Malayalam meaning : to spring up, ooze out

Malayalam derivates : poṭikka id., sprout; (Tiyya) poṭippu sprout

Kannada : poḍe

Kannada meaning : a pregnant ear of corn, an ear of corn just before shooting forth

Kannada derivates : ? poṇmu to rise, be produced, spring up; ? puṇmu, hommu to rise, swell, spring up, break out, come forth, be produced; ? uṇmu to arise, come into existence (or with 697)

Tulu : poṭṭè

Tulu meaning : tender ear of corn

Tulu derivates : ? pojilụ germ, sprout, bud

Proto-Nilgiri : *piḍ-ĭ-

Miscellaneous : KURU (LSB 1.11) poḍe sprout of grain

Number in DED : 4482

Proto-South Dravidian : *pod-

Meaning : thick; crowded; to swell

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : potir (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to swell, increase, abound

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to swell, become enlarged; poti fullness, stoutness; potuḷu (potuḷi-) to be thick, close, or crowded, be luxuriant, prosper, thrive

Malayalam : potiruka

Malayalam meaning : to be enlarged

Kannada : podaẓ

Kannada meaning : to come forth, spring up, become conspicuous, famous, or well known, come in sight, have currency, be used or employed

Kannada derivates : podaẓke arising, appearing, conspicuousness; podaẓcu to bring about, perform

Tulu : podaluni

Tulu meaning : to come out, rise up

Tulu derivates : (B-K) podulu to rise up

Number in DED : 4504

Proto-South Dravidian : *pod- (?)

Meaning : lungs

Proto-Nilgiri : *pod-

Number in DED : 4510

Proto-South Dravidian : *poḍ-ai

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : poḍe

Kannada meaning : extension, height, length, stature

Proto-Nilgiri : *poḍ

Number in DED : 4484

Proto-South Dravidian : *podd-

Meaning : a relative

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : putalvan_

Tamil meaning : son

Tamil derivates : putalvi daughter

Tulu : podu

Tulu meaning : relationship or connexion by marriage

Tulu derivates : podde a relative, kindred; (B-K) podvé a relative

Number in DED : 4508

Proto-South Dravidian : *poḍ-i-

Meaning : to be pulverized; dust, powder

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poṭi (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be broken to pieces (as rice), become pulverized

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to pulverize, reduce to dust or powder; be pulverized; n. powder, dust, pollen, ash, particle, fragment; poṭicu particle, fragment

Malayalam : poṭi

Malayalam meaning : dust, powder

Malayalam derivates : poṭiyuka to be pulverized, be destroyed, appear in very minute particles; poṭikka to pulverize, bruise

Kannada : puḍi

Kannada meaning : powder, dust, pollen

Kannada derivates : (Hav.) hoḍi powder

Kodagu : poḍi

Kodagu meaning : powder, flour

Tulu : poḍi

Tulu meaning : powder, flour, dust

Tulu derivates : poḍiyuni to powder, pulverize

Proto-Nilgiri : *poḍ-ĭ

Number in DED : 4481

Proto-South Dravidian : *pod-i

Meaning : udder

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : poti

Tamil meaning : udder

Number in DED : 4503

Proto-South Dravidian : *podkuḷ- (?)

Meaning : navel

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pokkuḷ, pōkil

Tamil meaning : navel

Tamil derivates : pokkaṇi a large open navel

Malayalam : pokkiḷ, pokkuḷ

Malayalam meaning : navel

Kannada : pokkuẓ, porkuẓ

Kannada meaning : navel

Kodagu : pokkɨ

Kodagu meaning : navel

Tulu : puvaḷu, pū̆voḷu

Tulu meaning : navel

Proto-Nilgiri : *pukū

Miscellaneous : BEL (LSB 2.2) hodkuḷu navel; KOR (T) hokru navel

Number in DED : 4460

Proto-South Dravidian : *pog-

Meaning : foam

Proto-Nilgiri : *pog

Notes : Cf. *poŋ- 'to boil up, swell'.

Number in DED : 4463

Proto-South Dravidian : *pogg-/*pug-

Meaning : to enter

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : puku (pukuv-, pukk-)

Tamil meaning : to reach, attain, enter, commence, go, ride, happen

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-; also pukuttu [pukutti-]) to cause to enter, insert; pukaṭṭu (pukaṭṭi-) to insert, introduce, infuse, instil; pukal entering, residence, help, refuge; pukali newcomer, settler; pukavu entering, mounting (as a vehicle); pukuṭi doorway, estuary; pukuti front door, occurrence, way, income; pukutu (pukuti-) to enter, happen; pukuru (-v-, -nt-) to enter; pukār mouth of a river; pukkil abode, place of refuge; pūr (-v-, -nt-) to enter; pūtu (pūti-) id.; pūvi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to enter

Malayalam : pukuka (pukk-)

Malayalam meaning : to enter, begin

Malayalam derivates : pukukka to put into; pukkikka to make to enter or receive; pūkuka to enter, reach a time; pūkikka to make to enter

Kannada : pugu, pogu (pokk-), hugu, hogu (hokk-), ogu

Kannada meaning : to enter

Kannada derivates : pugil entering, door, arrival

Tulu : pogguni

Tulu meaning : to enter, penetrate

Tulu derivates : poggāvuni, pogpāvuni to cause to enter or penetrate, pierce

Proto-Nilgiri : *pug-

Notes : Interesting case of a voiced geminate in the auslaut of a verbal root, as witnessed by Tulu pogguni. This means that forms like Mal. pūk-uka and Tamil pukkil are secondary (the first one could be created as an i-stem as opposed to the t-stem of pukuka; the second one gets the u-vocalism by analogy with the puk-a- astem).

Number in DED : 4238

Proto-South Dravidian : *pogiṇ-

Meaning : pigeon

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : pokiṇa, pokaṇa, pōṇa, pūṇa

Malayalam meaning : the green imperial pigeon, Carpophaga sylvatica

Number in DED : 4454

Proto-South Dravidian : *poj-

Meaning : to beat; to fell

Tamil : poy (-v-, -t-)

Tamil meaning : to fell, throw down

Malayalam : poyyuka

Malayalam meaning : to fight, fence

Malayalam derivates : poyttu fencing, fight, duel

Kannada : poy

Kannada meaning : to beat; n. beating, a blow

Kannada derivates : puy to beat, smite, strike, kill, throb; puyal, puyyal, poyil, poylu beating, striking

Kodagu : poyy- (poyyuv-, pojj-)

Kodagu meaning : to beat

Kodagu derivates : poytɨ a blow

Tulu : poyimārụ

Tulu meaning : violence, force, pillage

Proto-Nilgiri : *poj-

Number in DED : 4534

Proto-South Dravidian : *poj- (?)

Meaning : sand

Malayalam : pūyi

Malayalam meaning : (Tiyya) sand

Kannada : hoyige, (Hav.) hoyge

Kannada meaning : sand

Tulu : poyyè

Tulu meaning : sand

Notes : No relation to *Pūṛ- 'dust' which B&E put it together with.

Number in DED : 4316

Proto-South Dravidian : *poj-cā- (?)

Meaning : to forget

Tamil : poccā (-pp-, -nt-), poyccā (-pp-, ? -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to forget

Tamil derivates : poccāppan_ forgetful person; poccāppu forgetfulness

Number in DED : 4475

Proto-South Dravidian : *Pojg-ai

Meaning : spring; pond

Tamil : poykai

Tamil meaning : natural spring or pond, tank

Tamil derivates : pukkai spring-pond

Malayalam : poyka

Malayalam meaning : pond, flower-garden

Kannada : bugge

Kannada meaning : spring of water, source of a river

Notes : Tamil pukkai borrowed from Kannada.

Number in DED : 4533