Proto-South Dravidian : *vār-, *vār-nr_-
Meaning : to scoop, sweep up
Tamil : vāru (vāri-)
Tamil meaning : to take by handfuls, take in a sweep, scoop, take in or grasp with avidity, gather, remove, carry off in great numbers as plague, flood, etc., snatch away, rob, steal, dig and take up, sift, winnow
Tamil derivates : vāru-kōl broom; vāri rake; varan_r_u (varan_r_i-) to scrape, gather up
Malayalam : vāruka
Malayalam meaning : to scoop up with both hands, take in a heap, take with the right hand
Malayalam derivates : varaṇṭuka to rake grass, weeds, etc., hoe it up, harrow; varaṇṭi rake, scraper
Kannada : bārcu, bācu
Kannada meaning : to scrape together with the hand, etc., and gather up as sweepings, etc., make a heap of and take away, take away and rob everything, spoliate
Kannada derivates : vāme heap of grass, straw, wood, etc.
Kodagu : bāt- (bāti-)
Kodagu meaning : to take up in handful, make food into round morsel for eating
Tulu : bācuni
Tulu meaning : to scoop, gather up
Tulu derivates : (B-K) barmbu to grab, seize more than the hand can hold
Notes : Kannada vāme borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 5362
