Proto-South Dravidian : *gur_-u-
Meaning : to roar; to snore
Tamil : kur_ukur_uppu, kur_ukur_uppai
Tamil meaning : snoring, stertorous breathing
Tamil derivates : kur_aṭṭai snoring, snorting; kor_ukkai snoring
Malayalam : kur_ukur_ukka
Malayalam meaning : to breathe with difficulty, the sound in the throat of a dying person
Malayalam derivates : kur_ukkuka, kur_uŋŋuka to purr, coo as a dove; kur_uṭṭuka to grunt; kuruṭṭuka to purr, coo, rattle in the throat; kur_ummuka to coo; kurkku a snore
Kannada : gur_u, gur_u gur_u
Kannada meaning : a sound in imitation of snoring or purring
Kannada derivates : gur_uguṭṭu to snore, purr; gur_ake, gur_uku, kur_uke, gor_aku, gor_ike, gor_uku, gorke snoring; gur_a gur_a sound emitted by an angry bandicoot; gur_r_u an imitative sound; gur_r_uguṭṭu to growl, snarl (as dogs, bears, tigers); gur_r_u gur_r_u sound of growling, snarling, etc.; (Gowda) gūru to snore
Tulu : guranè
Tulu meaning : the snarling of a dog
Tulu derivates : guraguṭṭuni, gurkuṭṭuni to grunt; gurukuṭṭuni to snore, purr, coo, phlegm to rattle in the throat, to roar; guruguṭṭu snoring; guruguru id., rattling of phlegm in the throat; gurru-korepuni to bark, growl, snore; gurkāyisuni, gurkāysuni to grunt, growl, snore; gurku, gurkugurku roar of a tiger, grunting of a pig
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) gūru to cry (owl)
Number in DED : 1852
