Proto-South Dravidian : *vāval
Meaning : bat
Tamil : vāval, vavvāl, vauvāl
Tamil meaning : bat (flying)
Malayalam : vāval, vavvāl, vātil, kaṭa-vātil, āval
Malayalam meaning : bat (flying)
Kannada : bāval, bāvali, bāvul, bāvuli
Kannada meaning : bat (flying)
Kodagu : pā pakki (?)
Kodagu meaning : bat (flying) (pakki bird)
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) bāvali bat
Tulu : bāvali, bāvoli
Tulu meaning : bat
Notes : In Tamil and Malayalam there have been various assimilative/dissimilative processes that led to dialectal irregularities.
Number in DED : 5370
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