Porter, carrier, bearer, kāvaṭi, man carrying two burdens

kā 1417 Ta. kā pole with ropes hung on each end, used to carry loads on the shoulder; lever or beam for a well-sweep, lever of a steelyard; kāvaṭi pole used for carrying burdens; kāvu (kāvi-) to carry on the shoulder (as a palanquin, a pole with weight at each end), bear anything heavy on the arms or on the head; kāvuvōr palanquin-bearers. Ma. kāvu, kāvaṭi split bamboo with ropes suspended from each end for carrying burdens; kāvuka, kāvikka to carry on a pole. Ka. kāgaḍi, kāvaḍi bamboo lath or pole provided with slings at each end for the conveyance of pitchers, etc. Tu. kāvaḍi split bamboo with ropes suspended from each end for carrying burdens across the shoulders. Te. kāvaṭi, kāvaḍi yoke or pole with a sling attached to each end, placed upon the shoulder for carrying burdens; kã̄ḍi, (VPK) kāḍi, kāḍimānu, kāḍimāku, kāṇḍi, kāṇi, kāni, kāvaḍi yoke of plough, etc. Kol. (Kin.) kāvaṛi carrying yoke. Pa. kāñ- to carry with carrying yoke; kācal carrying yoke. Ga. (Oll.) kã̄j-, kāñ- to carry with carrying yoke; (S.) kānj- to carry on the shoulders; (Oll. S.) kāsal carrying yoke. Go. (Tr. Ph. SR.) kānjānā, (G. Mu. Ma. Ko.) kānj- to carry on the shoulders (Voc. 624); (Y.) kāvṛi, (Ma.) kāveṛi, (G.) kāviṛ(i), (Ko.) kāveṛ, (A.) kāhaṛi carrying yoke (Voc. 660). Konḍa (Sova dial.) kāsa the shaft of a kāvṛi; (BB) kānj carrying yoke. Pe. kavṛi id. Manḍ. kavṛi id. Kui kāsa pole or stick carried on the shoulder from the ends of which loads are suspended and carried; (K., Mah. p. 77) kānju carrying yoke. Kuwi (Su.) kānju (pl. kāska) id.; (F.) kāca banghi-pole; kānjū (pl. kāska) a banghi. ? Kur. xāxō a triangular frame made by folding a bamboo stem (used in pairs for carrying logs.) ? Malt. qowe to carry or lift on the shoulders. / Cf. Skt. kāca-, kāja-, Pali kāca-, kāja-, Pkt. kāa- a yoke to support burdens; Pkt. kāvaḍa- carrying yoke, kāvaḍia- one who carries burdens with yoke; H. kāwaṛ, etc. carrying yoke; Turner, CDIAL, nos. 3009, 3011, and (part of) 2760. DED (S, N) 1193.

Bearer:

4565 Ta. poṟu (-pp-, -tt-) to bear, sustain, endure, tolerate, excuse, take responsibility, wear; be patient; poṟuti patience, pardon; poṟuppi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to rest on, prop, sustain, cause to bear; poṟuppu pressure, burden, prop, responsibility, patience; poṟumai self-control, patience, endurance; poṟai burden, load, weight, patience, meekness, pregnancy; poṟaimai patience; poṟaiyaṉ sustainer; poṟāmai envy, jealousy, impatience. Ma. poṟukka to bear, sustain, tolerate, pardon, abide, stay, recover, heal; poṟuti patience, endurance, pardon, subsistence, cohabitation, relief; poṟuppikka to render tolerable, alleviate, sustain (as a wife); poṟuma patience; poṟāyma impatience, eagerness; pōṟu bearing. Ko. por- (poṯ-) to carry or take in arms, (water) bears up (something), obey the words of; porv- (port-) to endure; or- (oṯ-) to carry, undertake, obey; porla·r- (porla·ry-) to be able to endure; per burden. To. pïṟ- (pïṯ-) to carry; pïṟf- (pïṟt-) to endure, be patient; wïṟ- (wït-) to undertake, hold, carry (< Badaga); paṟ a load. Ka. poṟ (pott-) to take upon or bear on the head, bear (as a burden), carry, support, hold up, undertake, endure; poṟige act of taking upon the head, etc., undertaking, burden, business; poṟe a load, burden, measure, size. Koḍ. porï- (porïp-, porït-) to carry; pore a load; porïd- (porïdi-) to undertake an office (mudre). Tu. pudè load, burden. Go. (G.) por- to load (Voc. 2401). Cf. 4446 Ta. piṟakku. DED(S, N) 3729.

kāvaṭi - 3 legged variant

See sign 1.

Sign 1 + Sign 189 combined

(kāvaṭi + arrow)

See signs 1 and 189.

Sign 1 + Sign 311 combined

(kāvaṭi + jar)

See signs 1 and 311.

Buffalo head Deity

Kaṇṭaṉ/kaṇṭi (Warrior/Buffalo bull)

DEDR 1173 (1) kaṇṭaṉ (p. 111) kaṇṭaṉ 1173 Ta. kaṇṭaṉ warrior, husband; kaṇṭi buffalo bull; kaṇavaṉ husband; keṇṭaṉ robust, stout man; kiṇṭaṉ fat man, strong person. Ma. kaṇṭan the male, esp. of cat; kaṇavan husband; kiṇṭan big; a stout, bulky fellow; kiṇṭappan a stout and robust person. Ko. gaṇḍ male. To. koḍṇ Badaga husband. Ka. gaṇḍu strength, manliness, bravery; the male sex, a male, man; gaṇḍa a strong, manly male person, a husband; strength, greatness; gaṇḍasa, gaṇḍasu, gaṇḍusa, gaṇḍusu male person; gaṇḍike prowess; gaṇḍiga a valiant man; (Hav.) geṇḍã husband; geṇḍu male. Koḍ. kaṇḍë male (of dogs and other animals, mostly wild; not of cats). Tu. gaṇḍu male, valiant, stout; gaṇḍusu husband; gaṇḍůkāyi, gaṇḍůstana, gaṇḍastana manliness; garṇḍāḷů a stalwart man, giant; kaṇḍaṇi, kaṇḍaṇye husband; gaṇṭè, gaṇṭapuccè male cat; (Bhattacharya, brahmin dial.) kaṇṭe id. Te. gaṇḍu bravery, strength, the male of the lower animals; gaṇḍũḍu, gaṇḍãḍu a brave, strong man; gaṇḍ-āḍu to copulate. Nk. gaṛek (pl. -er) man, male. Malt. geṇḍa male. / Cf. Skt. (lex.) gaṇḍa-, gaṇḍīra- hero. DED(S) 986.

Compare with Nīlakaṇṭha (Sanskrit) an alias of Shiva.

This deity has been identified convincingly by Iravatham Mahadevan as Proto-Shiva.^[6]

kompaṉ n. id. [M. kom-pan.] 1. Tusked or horned animal; கொம்புள்ளவிலங்கு. 2. Clever man, used ironically;

Person, Man

āḷ, āṇ

āḷ 399 Ta. āḷ man, husband, servant, labourer, adult; āṇ male, manliness, courage, superiority, warrior; āṇaṉ manly person; āṇmai manliness, virility, courage; āṭavaṉ man, youth. Ma. āḷ a person, able person, servant, slave; āṇ male; āṇma bravery. Ko. a·ḷ man, servant, husband. To. o·ḷ man, Toda; o·ḷ coolie (< Ta.). Ka. āḷ servant, soldier, messenger, a grown person in general; āḷ, āṇ male; manliness, bravery; Koḍ. a·ḷï servant; a·ṇï, a·ṇ a·ḷï man, male; a·ŋuññi male child (< a·ṇï-kuññi). Tu. āḷů person, labourer, messenger; āḷmage servant; āṇů adj. male; āṇůjōvu, aṇjā̆vu a male, a man (jōvu child); (Bright and Ramanujan) āṇů boy. Kur. āl adult male, husband, servant, mankind; ālas an adult male person, husband, friend, servant, soldier. Malt. ál-urqe to grow up to maturity. Cf. 291 Ta. aḷ strength. DED(S) 342(a)

Dog, Canine

nāy, nāi (p. 322) nāy, nāi 3650 Ta. nāy, nāi dog. Ma. nāy id. Ko. na·y id. To. no·y id. Ka. nāy, nāyi id.; nāyitana doggishness. Koḍ. na·y dog. Tu. nāyi id. Kol. a·te id.; resn a·te wild dog (i.e. *res na·te, with original initial n- preserved in this combination; see 817). Nk. āte dog. Nk. (Ch.) āte id. Pa. netta (pl. nettel) id.; iric netta wild dog. Ga. (Oll.) nēte, (S.) nette dog; (P.) kope nete wild dog. Go. (Tr.) nai, (W.) nāi, (M.) nāī, (A. Ma. Ko.) ney dog (Voc. 2030); (M.) rac nāī, (Ko.) rasi ney wild dog (Voc. 3010). Konḍa (BB; K., p. 181) nukuṛi dog. Pe. nekuṛ, nikuṛ id. Kui nakuṛi (pl. nakuṛaka, nahuṛka), nahoṛi (pl. nahoṛka, nahka) id. Kuwi (F.) neh'ūri (pl. neska), (S.) nehuḍí (pl. neska), (Su.) nih'uṛi (pl. neska), (Isr.) nehˀ uṛi (pl. -ka/neska) id. The element -kuṛi in Konḍa, etc. is probably to be connected with 2149 Ta. kur̤antai, etc., i.e. originally 'young of dog'. ? Cf. 2916 Ta. ñāḷi. / Cf. Nahali nāy dog. DED(S) 3022.

Fish

mīṉ (p. 436) mīṉ 4885 Ta. mīṉ fish. Ma. mīn. Ko. mi·n. To. mi·n. Ka. mīn. Koḍ. mi·nï. Tu. mīnů. Te. mīnu. Pa. mīni (pl. mīnul). Ga. (Oll.) mīn (pl. mīnil). Go. (Tr. A. W. Ph. Mu. etc.) mīn (Voc. 2852). Konḍa (BB) mīn (pl. mīnga). Pe. min (pl. -ku). Manḍ. min (pl. -ke). Kui mīnu (pl. mīnga). Kuwi (F.) mīnu (pl. mrīka), (S.) mīnu (pl mīnka), (Su. P.) mīnu (pl. mnīka), (Isr.) mīnu/mṇīnu (pl. mṇīka). Malt. mínu. / Cf. Skt. mīna- fish; Turner, CDIAL, no. 10140a. DED(S) 3999.

Bent Skeletal body,

Emaciated person,

Dead person,

Sitting

Crab,

Pincers,

Seize

Crop, Wheat, Ear of Grain

Wheat was the staple crop in IVC.

*Kōlum - PDr[7]

1906 Konḍa kūli paddy. Pe. kūli id. Manḍ. kūli id. Kui kūḍi grain, paddy, seed. Kuwi (Su. P. F. S.) kūli paddy. ? Ta. kūlam grains, esp. of 18 kinds, viz. nel, pul, etc. ? Br. xōlum wheat (or with DBIA 123, < Skt. godhūma-). (Ta. Br., comm. by Kamaleswaran.) DEDS(N) 278.

1194 Ta. katir ear of grain, spear of grass. Ma. katir ear, spike of corn; katirkka to shoot into ears; katirppu a sprout, shoot. Ka. kadir spike of corn, ear. Koḍ. kadï ear (of paddy, wheat, etc.). Tu. kadirů ear of corn; kadpu ear of ripened corn. DED 1002.

Bow,

Bow and arrow

vil (p. 492) vil 5422 Ta. vil bow; villaṉ, villavaṉ, villōṉ, villi archer; villār, villōr bowmen; villiyar id., Iruḷas; villimai, viṉmai skill in archery. Ma. vil, villu bow; villan, villi archer. Ko. viḷy bow. To. pïs̱ id. Ka. bil, billu id. Koḍ. billï id. Tu. billu, biru id. Te. vilu, villu (pl. viṇḍlu) id.; vilukã̄ḍu bowman. Kol. (Hislop) vil bow. Pa. vil id. Ga. (Oll.) vinḍ, (S.) vinḍu id. Go. (M.) vīl, (G. Mu. Ma. Ko.) vil id. (Voc. 3256). Konḍa (BB) vil id. Pe. vil (pl. -ku) id., bowlike instrument for carding cotton. Manḍ. vil (pl. -ke) bow. Kui viḍu, vilu id. Kuwi (F.) vellū, (Su. P.) vellu, (Isr.) velu (pl. in all velka) id. Br. bil id. / Cf. Sgh. vil, vili id. DED(S) 4449.

Rebus alternative meaning:

vil (viṟp-, viṟṟ-) 5421 Ta. vil (viṟp-, viṟṟ-) to sell, put on sale, be sold; vilai selling, sale, price, cost, value; viṟṟal, viṟpaṉai selling, sale. Ma. vila sale, price, value; vilkka to sell; vilpana sale; vilpikka to cause to sell. Ko. vel price, cost. To. pïl price. Ka. bil, bili to sell, buy; bili, bele price, cost. Koḍ. bele cost. Tu. bilè, belè price, value, worth. Te. vil(u)cu to sell, buy; viluva, vela price, value, cost. DED 4448.

Weight,

Metrology

Hoe

Volume

SUCESSFULLY DECIPHERED.

Combination of `V' signs and linear strokes were used to indicate volumes.^[8]

Jar

Chakra,

(Spoke-wheel not present during IVC times)