Proto-South Dravidian : *pār_-
Meaning : to fly
Tamil : par_a (par_app-, par_ant-)
Tamil meaning : to fly, hover, flutter, move with celerity, hasten, be in a hurry, be greatly agitated, be scattered, dispersed, disappear
Tamil derivates : par_apar_a (-pp-, -tt-) to hasten, hurry; par_ati over-hastiness, over-anxiety; par_appan_ hasty person; par_appu flying, haste, anxiety; par_appai, par_al bird; par_avai bird, wing, feather, bee; par_i (-v-, -nt-) to run away (as a horse), flow out quickly, be displaced suddenly, give way, fly off (as steam), be discharged (as an arrow); par_ai flying, wing, feather, bird; pār_u (pār_i-) to run, flee, be scattered, give way, be in disorder, cross over; n. hawk, kite, falcon, eagle; ruin; pār_al heavy shower; bull (cf. meaning of Ka. vb. pār_u)
Malayalam : par_akka
Malayalam meaning : to fly, flee
Malayalam derivates : par_a, par_ava bird; par_appu, pār_u flight; pār_uka to fly, flutter, drizzle, spread, unfold (as wings); pār_al flight, drizzling rain; pār_r_uka to let fly, scatter about
Kannada : par_i, par_u
Kannada meaning : flying, running swiftly
Kannada derivates : par_isu to cause oneself to run; par_ame the large black bee; pār_ (pārd-), pār_u (pār_i-) to leap up, run, jump, fly, palpitate, cross by jumping (as a stream), copulate (as a bull); pār_isu, hār_isu, ār_isu to cause to jump, etc.; pār_u running, flying; pār_um-baṇi flying drop, drizzling rain
Kodagu : pār- (pāri-)
Kodagu meaning : to fly, leap, (flag) waves
Kodagu derivates : pāram-bekkɨ flying squirrel; pāt- (pāti-) to winnow (to remove light grains, dust, straw, etc.)
Tulu : pāruni
Tulu meaning : to run, fly, escape
Tulu derivates : pārele runner, fugitive; pārāṭa running, a race; pārāvuni to cause to run, drive; pārupaṇi drizzling rain; ? rāpuni, rāvuni to fly (with aphaeresis)
Proto-Nilgiri : *par_n- Proto-Nilgiri : *par_n-
Meaning : to fly
Kota : parn- (parnd-) "to fly, run fast without stopping; become helpless because of sudden fright"
Toda : pōr_- (pōr_y-)
Additional forms : Also Kota paraṇ birds (pair-word in: paky paraṇ); Toda pōt_- (pōt_y-) to teach (young) to fly; ōr_c- (ōr_č-) to throw in air and catch (jackstraws, coins)
Number in DED : 4020
Notes : Kota parn- probably formed by analogy with the past stem parnd-.
Number in DED : 4020