Proto-South Dravidian : *nāṇal-
Meaning : a k. of grass
Tamil : nāṇal
Tamil meaning : kaus, a large and coarse grass, Saccharum spontaneum; penreed grass, S. arundinaceum; bulrush (= kōrai); lalong grass, Imperata arundinacea
Malayalam : ñāṇal, ñāŋŋaṇa
Malayalam meaning : a reed
Kannada : nānal, naḷḷu
Kannada meaning : a kind of reed
Number in DED : 2909
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