Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vac-

Meaning : to dry, wither, be dried up, withered, thin, emaciated; n. dryness, leanness

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vasa (vasi-)

Additional forms : Also Kui pl. action vaska (vaski-)

Number in DED : 5320

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vat_-

Meaning : to dry

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *vat-

Konda : vaR- (-t-)

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vac-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vac-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *vat-

Meaning : to dry up

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : wattānā "to be dry, wither (of a tree)"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : vattānā

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : vattānā

Gommu Gondi : vatt-

Muria Gondi : vatt-

Maria Gondi : vat-

Seoni Gondi : vat-

Koya Gondi : vat-

Yeotmal Gondi : vatt-

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : vatānā

Chindwara Gondi : vatt-

Adilabad Gondi : vatt-

Additional forms : Also caus. Gondi_Ph vacahtānā, Gondi_W wahcahtānā, Gondi_Mu vatth-/vattih-

Number in DED : 5320

Number in CVOTGD : 3165

Konda etymology :

Konda : vaR- (-t-)

Meaning: to dry (in the sun), get dried

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Additional forms : Also Konda caus. vaRis-

Number in DED : 5320

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vac-

Meaning : to dry up, wither

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : vac- (-c-)

Manda : vac-

Number in DED : 5320

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *vad_-/*vat_-

Meaning : to dry; to wither

Proto-South Dravidian: *var_- (caus. *vat_-)

Proto-Telugu : *var_-/*vaṭṭ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vat_-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vat_-

Proto-North Dravidian : *bat-

Brahui : bārr-ing[ing]

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *var_- (caus. *vat_-)

Meaning : to dry up

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : var_a (-pp-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to dry up, grow lean, shrink

Tamil derivates : var_al drying up, dry soil, drought, dried twig, dried fruit, flesh, etc.; var_am, var_an_ drying up, drought, hot season, dry soil; var_avar_-en_al becoming dry and hard; var_aḷ (var_aḷv-, var_aṇṭ-), varaḷ (varaḷv-, varaṇṭ-) to become dry, become lean or emaciated; n. drying up, emptiness, sandy soil; var_aṭci drought, dryness; var_aṭṭu (var_aṭṭi-), varaṭṭu (varaṭṭi-) to cause to dry up, parch; var_aṭan_ lean man, impotent man; var_aṭi lean woman, barren woman; var_aṭu dryness, barren animal (as a cow); var_aḷi anything dried; var_u (-v-, -nt-) to be parched; (-pp-, -tt-) to dry (tr.), parch; var_kaṭam, var_-kālam, var_pam drought, famine; var_r_u (var_r_i-) to grow dry, evaporate, ebb (as the tide), become absorbed (as matter in an ulcer), wither, become dry and shrivelled, become emaciated; n. drying up; var_r_am subsiding, ebb of tide, dryness; var_r_al subsiding, drying up, that which is withered, shrunk, or dried up, dried fruit, flesh, etc.; vali (-pp-, -tt-) to become dry; dry (tr.), scorch, parch; valiccal anything dried

Malayalam : var_u

Malayalam meaning : dry

Malayalam derivates : var_am drought, scarcity; var_avu drought, dry season; var_aṭi barren woman; var_aṭu dry (as fruit); varaṭu dry grass, hay, straw, a dry coconut; dry; var_aḷuka to dry up, grow dry, wound to be healed, grow very lean; var_aḷca drying up, bodily heat; var_aṭṭuka to dry up, parch; varaḷuka to grow dry, parched, lean; varaṭṭuka to dry, heal a wound; var_ukka to parch; var_uti drought, heat; var_r_uka to grow dry, be decocted, evaporated, reduced, wound to heal; var_r_al drying, evaporation, dried fruit; var_r_ikka to dry, evaporate (tr.)

Kannada : bar_e (bar_at-)

Kannada meaning : to grow dry, grow lean, disappear; n. dry soil

Kannada derivates : bar_a, bar_ahu dryness, barrenness, drought, dry firewood; bar_aḍu, baraḍu, baḍḍu barrenness; bar_aḍa man who has no children; bar_aḍi barren woman; bar_apa dryness; bar_alu bareness; barkaṭa, bakkaṭa, bakka bareness, voidness; battu, baccu to grow dry (as a stream), dry up, evaporate, grow lean, wither, fade; n. growing or being dry, etc.; battuge dryness; battale bareness; battalu dried vegetable or fruit

Kodagu : batt- (batti-)

Kodagu meaning : to go dry (tank, cow)

Tulu : baraṇṭuni

Tulu meaning : to grow dry, become lean or thin, a sore to heal

Tulu derivates : baraṇṭụ scurf, leanness; scurfy, scabby, lean, thin; baraḍụ, baraḍu barren, useless; bara famine, scarcity; bareluni to starve; bargaṭṭụ reduced, weak; baccuni, battuni to become lean, dry up, evaporate; baccāvuni to cause to dry, fade, stunt; baccelụ, battelụ leanness; baccele a thin man

Proto-Nilgiri : *var_-[ḷ]-

Number in DED : 5320

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *var_-[ḷ]-

Meaning : dry

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : varv- (vart-) "(tissues) become dry with fever"

Toda : par_ɫ- (par_t_-) "(tree) dries up, dies"

Additional forms : Also Kota varl dry (meat), (funeral) which is commemorative (commonly translated as 'dry funeral'); vat- (vaty-) (liquid) dries up, (milk) dries in breast or udder, become dry and withered; varḍṇ man who has no children; varḍy barren woman; Toda par_ɫ dry, dead (of a tree); fuel; par_n drought; pariḍy barren woman (< Badaga); pāḍy id.; pāṛ dry buffaloes, buffaloes that have gone wild (< *var_aṭu; or with 4110); (?) peɫ- (pet_-) (buffalo) goes dry

Number in DED : 5320

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *var_-/*vaṭṭ-

Meaning : drought

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : var_apu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : varuṭu "to wither, become emaciated"

Additional forms : Also (B) varaṭu to pine, become lean or lank; vaṭṭu to be dried up, be drained, become thin or lean; n. (also varugu) vegetables or fruit preserved in a dry state; (K also) barren (of cattle), dried; [1] vakku, [2] vaggu to become lean, thin, or emaciated, be reduced; [1] vakki, [2] bakka lean, thin

Number in DED : 5320

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vat_-

Meaning : to parch; to wither

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : vat- (vatt-) "to parch (grain)"

Parji : vett-, (NE) veṭṭ- "to wither"

Ollari Gadba : vaṭ- "to dry, wither"

Salur Gadba : vaṭṭ- "to dry up"

Kondekor Gadba : vaṭp- (vaṭup-) "to dry (tr.) in the sun"

Additional forms : Also Parji vetip- (vetit-) to dry (tr.)

Number in DED : 5320

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *bat-

Meaning : to dry, evaporate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : battnā "(liquids) decrease by evaporation, boiling, percolation"

Malto : bate "to expose to heat for drying purposes, dry up (as water)"

Additional forms : Also KUR battaʔānā to empty, dry (tr.)

Number in DED : 5320

Brahui etymology :

Brahui : bārr-ing[ing]

Meaning : to become dry, be trained for a race, ripen (of corn), become parched, wither, become stiff

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Additional forms : Also BRA bārifing to make dry, wear down, train (for racing); bārun dry, ripe, shrivelled up, unfertile (of land), barren (of animals, women)

Number in DED : 5320

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