Proto-South Dravidian : *vāḷ
Meaning : sword
Tamil : vāḷ
Tamil meaning : sword, saw, ploughshare, scissors, sharpness
Tamil derivates : vāḷam sword; vāḷi swordsman; arrow
Malayalam : vāḷ
Malayalam meaning : sword, saw
Malayalam derivates : vāḷan sawyer
Kannada : bāḷ(u)
Kannada meaning : knife, sword
Kodagu : bāḷɨ katti
Kodagu meaning : the long sword of the Coorg warrior
Tulu : bāḷụ, bālụ
Tulu meaning : razor, small knife attached to cock's spur when fighting
Number in DED : 5376
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