Proto-South Dravidian : *ver-~*ver_-
Meaning : to fear
Tamil : veru
Tamil meaning : fear, dread
Tamil derivates : veruvu (veruvi-) to be afraid of, be alarmed, frightened or startled; n. fear, fright; veruḷ (veruḷv-, veruṇṭ-; veruḷi-), viraḷ (viraḷv-, viraṇṭ-) to be startled, perplexed, bewildered, be frightened, shy, be skittish; n. fear, perplexity, that which is fearful; viraṭṭu (viraṭṭi-) to frighten, intimidate; veruḷi bewilderment, that which causes terror, bugbear, scarecrow; veruṭṭu (veruṭṭi-) to terrify, frighten, confuse, stupefy, drive away (as animals); veruṭci bewilderment, shyness, skittishness, fear; vir_a (-pp-, -nt-) to fear; vir_appu fear; ver_i (-pp-, -tt-) to be frightened; n. fear
Malayalam : veruḷuka
Malayalam meaning : to be frightened, confused, furious
Malayalam derivates : viraḷuka to start, be shaken with fear; viraḷi scarecrow; viraṭṭuka to frighten; viraṭṭal frightening
Kannada : bercu, beccu
Kannada meaning : to be frightened, scared; n. fear, dread; a scarecrow
Kannada derivates : bercisu, beccisu to frighten; beccaḷisu to be confused, become perplexed or bewildered, be deprived of consciousness, be beguiled; beppaḷa amazement, alarm, fear, etc.; beppu wandering of the mind, confusion; bebbarisu to get bewildered from fear, be greatly frightened; bebbaḷa alarm, confusion; (PBh.) bir_ut(u) having feared; beragu fear
Kodagu : boraḍ- (boraḍuv-, boraṇḍ-)
Kodagu meaning : to be thrown into confusion by fear
Kodagu derivates : boraṭ- (boraṭi-) to frighten and make run in all directions (usually of cattle); ? bott- (botti-) to fear, be frightened
Notes : The root is uncertain: Tamil, Malayalam and Kota/Toda seem to point to PSDR *ver-, while Kannada, Kodagu and some Tamil forms point to *ver_-. External data shows *ver_- to be primary; in that case, the Tamil and Nilgiri form either belong to a different root or represent an old borrowing from some Kannada dialect.
Number in DED : 5489
