Proto-Nilgiri : *poḍ-
Meaning : to winnow
Kota : poṛc- (poṛc-) "to winnow (rice) with long up-and-down strokes to remove the husks after pestling"
Toda : puṛf- (puṛt-) "to winnow, flap (a branch of leaves in cleaning house, in wiping off Kurumba witchcraft), (waterfall) dashes down, (fever) attacks"
Additional forms : Also Toda puṛ beating; tomk/tobk waḍ- (waḍɵ-) to beat drum, publish by drum (< Badaga; see 3082)
Notes : Irregular *-u- in Toda.
Number in DED : 4252
