Proto-South Dravidian : *vag-ai-
Meaning : to think, consider
Tamil : vakai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to consider, weigh
Tamil derivates : vai (-pp-, -tt-) to consider, meditate upon, suppose; vaittu-kkoḷ to suppose, take for granted
Kannada : bage
Kannada meaning : to think, consider, suppose, conjecture, know; n. thought, concern, regard, notion, idea, intention, purpose, the mind
Kannada derivates : bagye, bagge the very thought, intention, purpose; on account of, with regard to; (PBh.) pul-vage a mean or low thought (see 4301)
Tulu : bageyuni, bagevuni
Tulu meaning : to think, conceive, imagine
Number in DED : 5205
