Proto-South Dravidian : *par-i-
Meaning : to cut; to scratch
Tamil : pari (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to separate, be sundered, break off, be destroyed, cut asunder, destroy
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to cut asunder; paruŋku (paruŋki-) to pluck (as fruit), tear off
Malayalam : parikku, parukku
Malayalam meaning : scratch, wound, scar
Malayalam derivates : pariŋŋuka to pluck grass; pariŋŋal scratched surface, hurt skin
Tulu : paripuni
Tulu meaning : to tear, rend
Tulu derivates : pariyuni to rend; partè, partelụ rent, tear (as in clothes); torn, tattered, old; partele man in rags; parluni to cut sharply, as a knife
Number in DED : 3962
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