Gondwan etymology : List with all references

Proto-Gondi : *tul- (*-ḷ-)

Meaning : to bore, pierce

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : tullānā "to be bored, pierced"

Muria Gondi : tullih- "to scrape out or bore out the pulp of a gourd"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr caus. tulhuttānā

Number in DED : 3528

Number in CVOTGD : 1762

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *toḷ-

Meaning : to pierce, bore

Proto-South Dravidian: *toḷ-

Proto-Telugu : *tol-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tuL-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *toḷ-

Meaning : to bore; hole

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : toḷ (toṭp-, toṭṭ-)

Tamil meaning : to perforate, bore with an instrument

Tamil derivates : toḷkal perforating; toḷku excavation, pit; toḷḷal hole; toḷḷai hole, perforation, pit, anything tubular, fault, defect; toḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to perforate, bore; n. hole; tuḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to make a hole, bore, drill, punch, pierce as with an arrow; n. hole, orifice, aperture, perforation, hollow as of a tube, bamboo, gateway, passage, flaw in a diamond; tuḷavai hole; tōḷ (tōṭp-, tōṭṭ-) to perforate, bore through, dig out, scoop; n. hole; toṇṭi hole

Malayalam : toḷḷa

Malayalam meaning : hole, cavity

Malayalam derivates : tuḷa hole, bored hole; tuḷayuka to be perforated; tuḷekka to perforate, pierce, bore

Kannada : toḷe

Kannada meaning : hole, bored hole

Kannada derivates : toḷḷe hollow, hole, cavity, deficit, debt; ṭoḷḷe hollow, cavity; ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷu state of being hollow, void, or empty within; toli hole, socket

Tulu : toluvè

Tulu meaning : hole

Tulu derivates : tolpuni, doḷpuni to prick; toḷu hole; empty; ḍoḷḷu, ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷè void, hollow

Proto-Nilgiri : *toḷ-ĭ-

Notes : Tamil toḷai due to analogy with toḷ, etc.; tōḷ is probably due to hypercorrection, since vowel length unconfirmed otherwise.

Number in DED : 3528

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *toḷ-ĭ-

Meaning : hole; to pierce

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : toyḷ- (toḷc-) "to pierce"

Toda : tüɫ̣y (?) "gate-post of pen with holes for bars"

Additional forms : Also Kota toyḷ hole in pen-post; toḷ hole, vagina; teḷī(g) hole in wall between two houses (for handing through fire, etc.); Toda tüɫ̣y- (tüɫ̣c-) to make hole in stone or tree

Number in DED : 3528

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *tol-

Meaning : hole

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : toli

Dialectal forms (1) : tolika

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : dol(u)cu "to make a hole"

Additional forms : Also [1] tolucu, [2] tolcu to bore, perforate, hollow, dig, scoop, carve; doṇḍi hole; ḍolla hollow, concave

Number in DED : 3528