Proto-South Dravidian : *pUl-am
Meaning : field, land
Tamil : pulam
Tamil meaning : arable land, rice field; place, region, quarter
Tamil derivates : pulan_, pulavu arable land; ? pulampan_ chief or lord of a maritime tract [prob. originally 'chief of a village in the maritime tract']
Malayalam : pulam
Malayalam meaning : cornfield; place
Kannada : pola
Kannada meaning : a plough-field; place, direction
Tulu : pula
Tulu meaning : pasturage
Number in DED : 4303
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