Proto-South Dravidian : *veḷ-i-
Meaning : open; outside
Tamil : veḷi (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to be open or public, be vacant, empty; n. outside, open space, plain, space, intervening space, gap, room, openness, plainness, publicity
Tamil derivates : veḷiccam publicity; veḷippu outside, open space, enclosed space; veḷiyār outsiders, strangers
Malayalam : veḷi
Malayalam meaning : open field; notoriety; outside
Malayalam derivates : veḷiccam publicity
Kannada : beḷavāra
Kannada meaning : an outcaste
Number in DED : 5498
