Proto-South Dravidian : *puḷ-i
Meaning : mark, speck
Tamil : puḷḷi
Tamil meaning : mark, dot, speck
Malayalam : puḷḷi
Malayalam meaning : dot, spot, point
Tulu : kar-bulè, kar-boḷḷè
Tulu meaning : a fowl having white plumage with black spots
Notes : Tulu -b- either due to an inlaut voicening after -r- or means that the root does not belong here at all (cf. *veḷ- 'white').
Number in DED : 4327
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