Proto-South Dravidian : *vāḷ-ai
Meaning : a k. of fish
Tamil : vāḷai
Tamil meaning : scabbard-fish, Trichiurus haumela; a freshwater shark, Wallago attu; a sea-fish, Chirocentrus dorab.
Malayalam : vāḷamīn
Malayalam meaning : a fish, Trichiurus
Kannada : bāḷe
Kannada meaning : Trichiurus lepturus
Kodagu : bāḷe mīnɨ
Kodagu meaning : lady-fish (identification uncertain)
Tulu : bālaḍè
Tulu meaning : a kind of fish
Tulu derivates : bāle-mīnụ id.
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) bāḷa a kind of fish
Number in DED : 5379
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