Tulu Verbal Nouns

Root Verbs			Verbal Nouns
Tulu	English	Kannada	Tulu	English	Kannada
Er	To Ascend or increase	Eru	Ertae	Ascending / high tide	Erike / ubbara
pari	To pluck or tear	hari	partae	Sharpness	harita
naDapu	To Walk or behave	naDe	naDatae	Behaviour / Conduct	naDate
			naDakae	Walking	naDige
pugar	To praise	hogaLu	pugartae	Praising	hogaLike
jappu	To get down or descend	iLi	jappel	Descending/ slope/ low tide	iLita / iLike
bacch	To be tired	sustAgu	bacchel	Tiredness	sustu
mucchu	To close or shut or cover	mucchu	mucchel	A lid / cover	mucchala
tork / sork	To Overgrow or be arrogant	sokku	torkel	Overgrowing / Fatness	sokkuvike
dinj	To Be filled	tumbu	dinjel	Fullness / Prosperity	Tumbiruvike / samriddi
			dinja	Much / full	tumba
kundu	To Decrease or  get reduced	kundu	kundel	Shortage / Becoming deficient	korate
nungu	To dry up	oNagu	nungel	Dried / The state of being dry	oNagida
oripu	To save/Cause to remain	ulisu	oripel / oripae	Remnant	uLike
karipu	To deduct /subtract	kaLeyu	karipel / karipae	Deduction	kaLeyuvike
uNu	To eat meal	uNNu	uNas / oNas	Meal / food	UTa
			uNpu / nuppu	Food / Cooked rice	anna
tiN	To eat	tinnu	tiNas	Food/ snack	tinisu
oppu	To agree	oppu	oppigae	Consent	oppige
nalipu	To dance	kuNi	nalikae	Dance	kuNita
balapu	To grow	beLeyu	Balakae / balapu	Growth	beLavaNige
telipu	To smile / laugh	nagu	telikae	Smile / laughter	nage
kUDu	To gather/join	kUDu	kUDigae	Joining / Unity	kUDike
bAl	To live/ exist	bALu	bAlikae / bAltara	Lasting long / Durability	bALike
Al	To govern	ALu	Alikae	Government	ALvike
nambu	To believe	nambu	Nambugae / namboligae / nambanigae	Belief / trust	nambike
pODi	To fear	hedaru	pODigae	Fear / Fright	hedarike
Aypu	To choose or select	Ayu	Aykae	Selection	Ayke
poll	To sew or stich	holiyu	polligae	A stich	holige
nAch	To shy	nAchu	nAchigae	Shyness	nAchike
nilpu	To stop or stand or stay	nillu	nilkae	Stop	nilugaDe
nire	To fill	tumbu	nirikae/nilikae	Fullness	tumbuvike
bare	To write	bare	baravu	Writing / education	baraha
			baraanigae	Writing / Composition	baravaNige
bule	To grow	beLe	bulevu	Growth / Maturity	beLavanige / prauDhatana
			bulecchil	Growth	beLavaNige
sai	To die	sAyu	saavu	Death	sAvu
kalpu	To learn	kali	kalpa	Learning / Cleverness	kalike
kUTu	To add	kUDisu	kUTa	Union / Group	kUTa
kaTT	To build/tie	kaTTu	kaTTa	Knot / bundle / pack	kaTTu / poTTaNa
			kaTTaNa	A building	kaTTaDa
pAter	To speak or talk	mAtADu	pAtera	Speech / Word	mAtu
pO	To go	hOgu	pOpu	Going	hOguvike
bar	To Come	baru	barpu	Coming	baruvike
kEN	To ask or hear or listen	kELu	kENpu	Hearing / Question	kELuvike / prashne
kalk	To scream	kirichu	kalkATA / kalkATigae	Screaming	kirichATa
suttu	To roam	suttu	suttATA / suttATigae	Roaming	suttATa
paN	To say	hELu	paNpATa / paNpATigae	Saying	hELuvike
mI	To bathe	snAna mADu	mIpATa / mIpATigae	Bath	snAna
lAg	To jump	jigi	lAgATa	Jumping	jigita
mere	To show off / To get name and fame	mereyu	meraanigae	Procession	meravaNige
mecch	To like	mecchu	mecchanigae	Liking / Appreciation	mecchige
bIj	To blow (wind)	bIsu	bIjanigae	Fan	bIsaNike
pinn	To know/understand	ariyu	pindanigae	Knowledge / Intellect / Understanding	arivu
puNe	To fight or attempt	heNagADu / prayatnisu	puNecchil / puNevu	Fight / Attempt / Struggle	heNaguvike / prayatna
muDe	To weave	hENeyu	muDecchil	Weaving	heNeyuvike
ner	To scold	baiyu	neraDae	Scolding	baiguLa
mugi	To end or terminate	mugiyu	mugitala	End / Conclusion	mugtAya
gobbu	To play	Ata ADu	gobbu	Game	ATa
ninepu	To think or remember	nene	ninepu	Memory / Remembrance	nenepu
bulipu	To cry or weep	aLu	bulipu	Cry / Lamentation	aLu
bad’k	To live	baduku	bad’k	Life	baduku
puTTu	To born	huTTu	puTTu	Birth	huTTu
leppu	To call	kareyu	leppu	Call	kare
ajapu	To choose or select	Ayu/Arisu	ajapu	Selections	Ayke