South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *par-i-

Meaning : to run

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pari (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to run, go out, escape

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to run, proceed; n. motion, speed, rapidity, pace of a horse, a horse; parippu motion; pariyal going fast

Malayalam : pari

Malayalam meaning : horse

Kannada : pari, hari

Kannada meaning : to run, flow, proceed (as work), go away, disappear, be discharged (as a debt); n. moving, running, flowing, stream

Kannada derivates : parike, pariya running; parivu id., flowing, current

Tulu : pariyuni, hariyuni

Tulu meaning : to run, flow

Tulu derivates : aryuni to flow, run (as water); parapuni to flow (as water); parapu flowing, running; ? pari path, way; ? payyerụ horse; payyolụ, payyoli id., riding, galloping; bayyelụ running, riding; bayyoḷi a walk

Proto-Nilgiri : *par-ĭ-

Number in DED : 3963

Proto-South Dravidian : *Par-i-

Meaning : troubled; grief

Tamil : pari (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be troubled, distressed, suffer; n. trouble, distress

Tamil derivates : parippu distress, sorrow; (PN) paravaral distress

Malayalam : pariŋŋal

Malayalam meaning : grief, distraction

Number in DED : 3965

Proto-South Dravidian : *Par-i-

Meaning : perplexed, deluded

Tamil : pari

Tamil meaning : delusion, deception

Malayalam : pariŋŋuka

Malayalam meaning : to be perplexed

Malayalam derivates : pariŋŋikka to confound

Number in DED : 3966

Proto-South Dravidian : *par-i-

Meaning : nature, manner

Tamil : paricu

Tamil meaning : quality, nature; manner, way, method

Malayalam : paricu

Malayalam meaning : nature, manner; proper manner

Malayalam derivates : pari way, manner

Kannada : pariju, (K2) parije

Kannada meaning : manner; form, shape

Kannada derivates : pari way, manner, kind; (K2) parice quality, nature

Number in DED : 3968

Proto-South Dravidian : *Pari-

Meaning : brideprice

Tamil : pariyam, paricam

Tamil meaning : brideprice, hire of a prostitute

Tamil derivates : paricil gift, donation, present; paricilar solicitors of gifts; paricu gift, donation, present, boon

Malayalam : pariyam

Malayalam meaning : token given by bridegroom to bride

Number in DED : 3970

Proto-South Dravidian : *Parimal- (?)

Meaning : shipyard

Tamil : parumal

Tamil meaning : yardarm

Malayalam : parimaram

Malayalam meaning : yard of a ship

Number in DED : 3979

Proto-South Dravidian : *Parinǯ-

Meaning : hilt of a sword

Tamil : pariñcu

Tamil meaning : hilt of a sword

Malayalam : pariññu

Malayalam meaning : hilt of a sword

Number in DED : 3969

Proto-South Dravidian : *parivāṇ- (?)

Meaning : a k. of plate

Tamil : aruvāṇam

Tamil meaning : copper tray

Kannada : pariyā̆ṇa, pariyaḷa, parivāṇa, paryā̆ṇa, hariyaṇa, harivāṇa, arivāṇa

Kannada meaning : a plate-like vessel of metal or wood

Tulu : hariyāṇa, harivāṇa, arivāna

Tulu meaning : metal dish

Notes : Both the Tamil and the Tulu forms are obviously borrowed from Kannada, and the root is hardly proto-South-Dravidian.

Number in DED : 3971

Proto-South Dravidian : *par-/*per_-

Meaning : rice

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : parukkai, porukku

Tamil meaning : single grain of boiled rice

Tamil derivates : per_ukkal rice; poruku boiled rice

Notes : Two roots?

Number in DED : 3982

Proto-South Dravidian : *parund-

Meaning : kite, hawk

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : paruntu

Tamil meaning : common kite

Tamil derivates : (Tinn.) perāntu, (CTD) perāndu vulture

Malayalam : paruntu, parantu

Malayalam meaning : kite, Accipiter nisus

Kannada : pardu, paddu

Kannada meaning : kite, hawk, falcon, vulture

Kodagu : paddɨ

Kodagu meaning : eagle, vulture, kite

Proto-Nilgiri : *pard

Number in DED : 3977

Proto-South Dravidian : *par-up-

Meaning : peas, split pulse

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : paruppu

Tamil meaning : soft or inner kernel of beans, almonds, etc., kernel of Cajanus indicus (dal)

Malayalam : parippu

Malayalam meaning : peas, pulse skinned in water, halved and dried; kernel of corn

Kannada : pappu

Kannada meaning : split pulse of any kind, split almonds, etc.

Number in DED : 3978

Proto-South Dravidian : *parut-i

Meaning : cotton

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : parutti

Tamil meaning : Indian cotton plant, Gossypium herbaceum; cotton

Tamil derivates : (?) pāram cotton plant

Malayalam : parutti

Malayalam meaning : cotton

Kannada : parti, paẓti, patti

Kannada meaning : cotton in the pod, cotton in general

Kodagu : parati

Kodagu meaning : cotton cloth

Tulu : parti

Tulu meaning : cotton

Proto-Nilgiri : *part-ĭ

Number in DED : 3976

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-

Meaning : rough, harsh; shaggy

Tamil : par_aṭṭai

Tamil meaning : tangled locks, shaggy bushy hair

Tamil derivates : par_aṭṭai-ttalai head with shaggy, untidy hair; par_aṭṭaiyan_ person with shaggy hair; fem. par_aṭṭaicci; par_aṭṭai-kkīrai wild colewort

Malayalam : par_u

Malayalam meaning : rough, harsh

Malayalam derivates : par_u-tala, par_an-tala curly hair; par_aṭṭa-ccīra wild cole, Justicia madurensis

Kannada : par_aṭe

Kannada meaning : state of being rough, harsh, bristled, bushy, or curly

Number in DED : 4022

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-ai-

Meaning : to speak

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : par_ai (-v-, -nt-; -pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to speak, say; n. word, saying, statement

Tamil derivates : par_aiccal talk, speech; par_aivu speaking, talking, chattering, proclaiming

Malayalam : par_ayuka

Malayalam meaning : to say, speak, tell

Malayalam derivates : par_accal speech

Kannada : par_e

Kannada meaning : abuse, censure

Kannada derivates : parcu, paccu to whisper; parisu to speak, chat; haraṭu to talk idly, prate; haraṭe idle talk, prate, jabber; (Hav.) parañcu to mutter

Kodagu : pare- (parev-, parand-)

Kodagu meaning : to utter

Tulu : pareñcuni

Tulu meaning : to prate, prattle, find fault with

Tulu derivates : parañcena, parañcelụ prattling, grumbling, murmuring; parañcele prattler, babbler, grumbler; paraṇṭele prattler, grumbler; paraṇḍa murmuring, grumbling; haraṭuni to prate, blabber; (h)araṭè blabbing, prate, jabber

Proto-Nilgiri : *par- (?)

Number in DED : 4031

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-ai

Meaning : drum

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : par_ai

Tamil meaning : drum, a measure of capacity, Par_aiya caste

Tamil derivates : par_aiyan_ member of the Par_aiya caste; fem. par_aicci

Malayalam : par_a

Malayalam meaning : drum, a rice measure, disk, circle

Malayalam derivates : par_ayan a Pariah; fem. par_ayi, (Shanmugam) par_acci

Kannada : par_e

Kannada meaning : drum

Kodagu : pare

Kodagu meaning : drum (large, doubleheaded barrel drum beaten by Mēdë)

Proto-Nilgiri : *par_-

Number in DED : 4032

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-ai-

Meaning : worn out, thin

Tamil : par_ai (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be wasted, worn out, impaired

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to remove, destroy

Kannada : par_akalu, par_e

Kannada meaning : leanness, thinness, weakness

Number in DED : 4033

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_amb-

Meaning : cunning, deceitful

Tamil : par_ampi

Tamil meaning : deceitful, cunning woman

Tulu : parame

Tulu meaning : clever man, cunning, tricky fellow

Tulu derivates : pamma fraud, trick

Number in DED : 4025

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_amb-

Meaning : mountain, plateau

Tamil : par_ampu

Tamil meaning : hill, mountain

Tamil derivates : par_antalai desert, village in a desert tract

Malayalam : par_ampu

Malayalam meaning : higher or dry ground laid out in terraces, all fields too high for rice cultivation, orchard, garden

Kannada : (?) padavu

Kannada meaning : (Hav.) a hilltop

Kodagu : parambɨ

Kodagu meaning : large flat pasture land without trees

Tulu : padavu

Tulu meaning : plateau, tableland

Notes : It's unclear if Kan. and Tulu padavu really belong here. While Tulu -d- can go back to *-r_-, Kannada -d- (even in the Havyaka dialect) cannot; so either the Havyaka form is borrowed from Tulu or both go back to a separate root (*pad-).

Number in DED : 4026

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-i-

Meaning : to pluck

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : par_i (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to pluck, crop, pick off with twist, weed, eradicate, pull out (as an arrow), take by force, rob, destroy

Tamil derivates : (-v-, -nt-) to be loosened (as bonds), be cut off, torn apart (as roots); n. plucking, picking off, seizure, plunder; pār_u (pār_i-) to be torn in pieces; (inscr.) par_ippu hollow dug out (in bank of tank)

Malayalam : par_i

Malayalam meaning : pulling, tearing off

Malayalam derivates : par_iyuka to get loose, come off, tear, be scratched; par_ikka to pluck off, gather plants or fruits, pull out, rob; par_ippu plucking, gathering fruits, robbery

Kannada : par_i

Kannada meaning : to break off (as fruits, etc. from a tree), tear asunder, tear, rend, cut asunder, cut off, sever, cut; be torn asunder, be torn, etc.; n. tearing, etc.

Kannada derivates : par_ivu tearing, rending, etc.; har_ita, har_ata, harta cutting, sharpness; par_aku, par_uku rag; (Hav.) harmbu to pluck leaves; hari to be sharp; haritta sharpness

Kodagu : pari- (parip-, paric-)

Kodagu meaning : to pluck

Tulu : paraŋkuni, parŋkuni, parkuni

Tulu meaning : to pluck out

Tulu derivates : parpuni to pluck, pull out (as roots, grass, etc.); parpāvuni to have pulled out, cause to pluck or pull out; pari opening, gap, (B-K) sharpness; partè sharpness, edge; sharp; (also partelụ) a rent, tear, as in clothes; torn, tattered

Proto-Nilgiri : *par_ĭ-

Miscellaneous : KOR (T) hajji to be torn

Notes : Tamil pār_u can point towards an older long vowel in this root; however, the vowel length is not confirmed by external data.

Number in DED : 4027

Proto-South Dravidian : *par_-i-

Meaning : to decorate

Kannada : par_i

Kannada meaning : to adorn, decorate; n. ornament, decoration, embellishment

Proto-Nilgiri : *par_-ĭ-

Number in DED : 4028