Proto-South Dravidian : *tūmb-
Meaning : tube
Tamil : tūmpu
Tamil meaning : tube, tubularity, sluice, outlet, vent in sluice, channel for irrigation, bamboo, bamboo tube, bamboo flute, a measure of capacity for grain, leathern bucket for baling water, gateway, doorway, path, way, narrow or difficult path, defile, pass
Tamil derivates : tūm a dry measure of capacity (< Te.)
Malayalam : tūmpu
Malayalam meaning : sluice, floodgate, drain, spout, perforation
Kannada : tūbu
Kannada meaning : nave of a wheel, sluice, etc., of a tank, hole or eye of an axe, hoe, etc., into which the handle goes, tube of an ear-ornament
Kannada derivates : tumbu a bore, tube, nave of the wheel through which the axle passes, outlet, sluice, watercourse; tūmbu (Hav.) outlet for a tank, (Gowda) sluice
Tulu : tūmbara
Tulu meaning : eye of a spade
Tulu derivates : tūmbarụ big hole, sluice, gutter; tūbè hole; tūmbu, tūmbè, sūmbu, sumbu sluice, gutter; sumbè small hole in a wall
Miscellaneous : IRU tumba measure (of paddy)
Number in DED : 3389
