Proto-South Dravidian : *tiṭ-
Meaning : rising ground, hill
Tamil : tiṭṭu
Tamil meaning : rising ground, bank, elevation, hillock, sandbank, wall separating elephant stables
Tamil derivates : tiṭṭi raised ground; tiṭṭai rising ground, bank, elevation, raised floor; tiṭar, tiṭal rising ground, bank, elevation, island, rubbish heap, prominence, protuberance; tiṭar_u mound; taṭal high land
Malayalam : tiṭṭa
Malayalam meaning : raised ground, hillock, shoal, raised seat as in veranda
Malayalam derivates : tiṭṭu mound, shoal; tiṇṭu earthen wall, bank, shoal
Kannada : tiṭṭa
Kannada meaning : mass, quantity, number
Kannada derivates : tiṭṭu, tiṭṭe rising ground, hillock; (?) diḍḍa, diḍḍu eminence, elevation, hillock; dīṇṭu rising ground, hillock; (Hav.) ciṭṭe earthen seat
Tulu : diḍḍu
Tulu meaning : (?) elevated ground, mound
Tulu derivates : ciṭṭè, (B-K) tiṭṭe the foundation platform of a house
Number in DED : 3221
