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This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Dravidian
Noun
*puH
- flower
- cataract?
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
- Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
- Kolami: पूव् (pūv)
- Southeastern Kolami: పూత (pūta)
- North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: [script needed] (pū̃p, pūmp)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (púpu, púthe)
- South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
- Old Kannada: ಪೂ (pū), ಪೂವು (pūvu)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
- Kodava: ಪೂ (pū), ಪೂವು (pūvu)
- Kota-Toda:
- Kota (India): பூ (pū)
- Toda: [script needed] (pūf)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
- Malayalam: പൂ (pū), പൂവ് (pūvŭ)
- Tamil: பூ (pū)
- Tulu: ಪೂ (pū)
- South-Central:
- Gondi: పుంగార్ (puṅgār), పుఙర్ (puṅar), పుయానా (puyānā)
- Konda-Kui:
- Konda-Dora: పుయు (puyu)
- Kui (India): ପୂଜୁ (pūju)
- Kuvi: ପୂୟୁ (pūyu)
- Manda (India): ପୁୟ୍ (puy)
- Pengo: ପୁୟ୍ (puy)
- Telugu: పువ్వు (puvvu), పూవు (pūvu), పూ (pū)
Verb
*puH
- to flower
Descendants
- Kui (India): ପୂପା (pūpa)
- Malayalam: പൂക്കുക (pūkkuka), പൂക്കൽ (pūkkal)
- Tamil: பூ (pū)
- Telugu: పూచు (pūcu)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4345”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.