Proto-South Dravidian : *kav-, *kav-ar-
Meaning : to seize, grasp, catch
Tamil : kavar (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to seize, grasp, catch, steal, get control of, receive, experience, desire, have sexual connexion with
Tamil derivates : kavarcci captivation, attraction; kavarvu id., desire; kavavu (kavavi-) to desire, embrace, copulate; n. copulation; (inscr.) kavar_r_u (kavar_r_i-) to attract; kavai (-pp-, -tt-) to include, join with, embrace
Malayalam : kavaruka
Malayalam meaning : to plunder, rob
Malayalam derivates : kavarcca robbery, plunder
Kannada : kavar
Kannada meaning : to take away by force, seize, strip, plunder
Kannada derivates : kavarte, kavate taking by force, seizing, plundering
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) kamḍɨ to steal
Number in DED : 1326
