Proto-South Dravidian : *pol-
Meaning : to increase; to accumulate
Tamil : poli (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to flourish, prosper, abound, increase, live long and prosperously; n. interest paid in kind
Tamil derivates : policai gain, profit, interest (esp. in kind); palicai profit, interest; polivu prosperity, abundance; pular (-v-, -nt-) to mature (as grain)
Malayalam : poliyuka
Malayalam meaning : to be accumulated
Malayalam derivates : polikka to measure corn-heaps, paying the reapers in kind; give clothes at a marriage; poli, policcal, polippu increase; polivu accumulation, contribution; polima increase, excellence; poliśa, polu interest on paddy; paliśa interest on money; pularuka to subsist, live; pular subsistence; pularcca living, livelihood; pularttuka to sustain, enable to live
Kannada : hulisu
Kannada meaning : to increase in bulk, thrive, grow rich
Kannada derivates : hulusu increase, richness
Kodagu : poli- (poliv-, poliñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to increase (intr.; crop, cattle)
Kodagu derivates : (polip-, polic-) (god) increases (crop, cattle); n. interest paid in kind (esp. on paddy); pola- (polav-, poland-) to live happily; polat- (polati-) to make to live happily
Tulu : poli
Tulu meaning : interest in kind, increase, abundance
Tulu derivates : pollusu, polsu interest, gain, luck; pullelụ abundance, increase
Number in DED : 4550
