Proto-South Dravidian : *kaḷ-
Meaning : to weed
Tamil : kaḷ (kaṭp-, kaṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to weed, pluck
Tamil derivates : kaṭpu weeding; kaṭṭal weeding, plucking off, pulling out; kaḷai (-v-, -nt-) to weed, pull up, pluck out, remove, extirpate, exterminate; n. weeds; kaḷaiñan_ one who weeds; kaḷaivu weeding, stripping off, extirpation
Malayalam : kaḷa
Malayalam meaning : weed, tares
Malayalam derivates : kaḷayuka to get rid of, abolish
Kannada : kaḷe
Kannada meaning : to pull off, remove, destroy; n. weed
Kannada derivates : kaḷacu to remove, pull off, pull out, let drop; (UNR) kaḷubu weeds and grass standing in corn
Kodagu : kaḷe
Kodagu meaning : weeds
Kodagu derivates : ? (Shanmugam) kaḷe to dig; kaḷep digging
Tulu : kalepini, kalepuni
Tulu meaning : to strip off, remove
Tulu derivates : kalevuni to be stripped
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) kaḷe, (T) kale to remove
Number in DED : 1373
