Proto-South Dravidian : *koj-
Meaning : to reap
Tamil : koy (-v-, -t-)
Tamil meaning : to pluck (as flowers), cut, reap, shear (as hair), snip off, choose, select
Tamil derivates : kuyam sickle, reaping-hook, curved knife, razor; kuvil reaping, cutting
Malayalam : koyka
Malayalam meaning : to cut, reap, crop, mow
Malayalam derivates : koyyal, koyttu reaping; koyil the hire of a fruit-gatherer
Kannada : koy (koyd-, kōd-), kuy
Kannada meaning : to cut, saw, crop, reap, pluck (as fruit); n. cutting, etc.
Kannada derivates : koyilu, kuyilu cutting, reaping, plucking; koyita, koyikatana, kuyyuvike cutting; koyika man who cuts; fem. koyke; koyki woman whose (ears, etc.) have been cut
Kodagu : koy- (koyyuv-, kojj-)
Kodagu meaning : to pluck, harvest
Tulu : koipini, koyipini, koyyuni
Tulu meaning : to cut, reap, mow
Tulu derivates : koyilụ, koilụ reaping, harvest, a small paddy field; koyyelụ harvest
Number in DED : 2119
