Proto-Nilgiri : *koṛǝl (?)
Meaning : tube, Kota clarinet, tune of clarinet, curl
Kota : korl, koḷāy
Toda : kwēɫ̣
Additional forms : Also Kota koḷ clarinet; goṛḷ hollow between two sloping hills
Notes : The derivative *koṛ-āj > Kota koḷāy is of PSDR origin. A complex case overall (PN *-ṛ- in a rare context; Toda -wē-, in particular, is an extremely rare reflex); it is unclear whether Kota korl and koḷ are dialectal variants or one of them (or both?) is a borrowing.
Number in DED : 1818
