Proto-South Dravidian : *kār-
Meaning : black, dark
Tamil : kār
Tamil meaning : blackness, darkness, cloud, rainy season
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to darken, grow black; kāri blackness, crow, black bull
Malayalam : kār
Malayalam meaning : darkness, black, cloud
Kannada : kār
Kannada meaning : blackness, rainy season
Kannada derivates : kāri rainy season; kāra-hullu any grass that grows in the rainy season
Tulu : kārụ, kāri
Tulu meaning : black, dark
Tulu derivates : kārkāla cloudy or rainy weather; kār mugalụ dark cloud
Number in DED : 1278
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