Proto-Dravidian [d3245]

state of being balled or heaped one upon the other, a mass

to make round, roll up, tuck up, join, unite

to ball itself, coalesce, join, be numerous, be amassed, come together, assemble

a round lump

to amass, join

a mass, multitude

to become round (e.g. butter when being churned), become plump (esp. girl at puberty)

to make round (butterball when churning), turn (wood in a lathe)

lump of clay put on wheel to throw a pot

to roll up (tr.). ?

a ball, mass; first menstruation

assemblage; what refers to the first menstruation

to ball up; perform a ceremony for a girl in preparation of marriage

to ball itself, milk to coagulate

a roll as of paper, betel leaves, a mass

to roll up

a bundle of palm leaves

to grow full, swarm as bees, grow marriageable

Kauṭ.

to become round, globular, assemble, congregate, collect in large numbers, accumulate, abound, become dense, grow thick, form as a tumour or pustule, swell up, bulge out, mature as fruits, grow to full size as beasts or tubers, arrive at puberty; n. ball, globe, round mass, crowd, assembly, flock, aggregation, cluster, clump, tuft, army, abundance

a solid round object as a ball of rice, skein of thread, assemblage, pearl

consummation of marriage

to make round lumps or balls as of boiled rice, collect (taxes), bring together, gather (men, troops), mix, heap up, amass, compile; n. gathering, accumulation, compilation, puberty of girls

ball, anything globular

to arrive at puberty (of a girl)

puberty of girls

puberty of girls

to coagulate, form into clot as milk, be heaped up (as seaweed); (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to gather as moss or scum on water; n. roll of betel leaves, betel, roll of twisted straw, roll of cotton prepared for spinning

roll of betel prepared for chewing

crowd

to assemble

Tinn.

to stop (man, animal), gather (buffaloes) in a group and not allow animal to stray from it

ball of food (fortwï·ṟ, see 2897) eaten in preliminary ceremony by ordinand for ti· priesthood

ball of food (fortwï·ṟ, see 2897) eaten in preliminary ceremony by ordinand for ti· priesthood

(old woman) gives ball of food to ordinand

to undergo preliminary ceremony as ordinand for

priesthood (ni·r o·ḍ-to undergo ordination ceremony for priesthood) (cf. various nouns meaning 'round lump, ball of rice'; prob.*r > ṣ, as in 4290 Ta.puruṭu, To.pïṣ); teṣgun (? < *[musket] ball; or with 3438 Ta.teṟi)

to be full-grown

a full-grown, strong man.

bundle.

LuS.

to coil round

BB

to roll up, coil up (tr.). DED(S, N) 2654

intr.

to abound, increase, swell up.

K.