Proto-South Dravidian : *Ilav-
Meaning : silk-cotton tree
Tamil : ila, ilavam, ilavu
Tamil meaning : red-flowered silk-cotton tree, Bombax malabaricum
Malayalam : ilavam, ilavu
Malayalam meaning : silk-cotton tree, Bombax pentandra
Kannada : elava
Kannada meaning : the seemul or silk-cotton tree, B. heptaphyllum Roxb.
Tulu : āla
Tulu meaning : silk-cotton tree (?)
Number in DED : 0495
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