Proto-South Dravidian : *ket-
Meaning : to chip, cut with adze
Tamil : cettu (cetti-)
Tamil meaning : to cut with adze, chisel, pare off; n. cutting, chiselling
Tamil derivates : cetukku (cetukki-) to cut off a surface, pare, shave off, plane, hew with an adze, chisel; n. paring, chiselling; kettu (ketti-) to split asunder by driving in and turning the hatchet, chop, mince, cut off, make an incision; strike the stick in the game of tipcat
Malayalam : cettuka
Malayalam meaning : to chip, cut off, pare, plane, clear ground, dig slightly
Malayalam derivates : cettal chipping, planing, etc.; cettu cutting, parings, rind or peel
Kannada : kettu
Kannada meaning : to pare the surface, make thin, chip, scrape or chip off (as grass), dig slightly, engrave, carve
Kannada derivates : kettike act of chipping, etc.; kettisu to cause to carve or engrave, cause to chip, etc.; kette a chip, paring; kedaku to stir, scratch (as fowls), dig up or loosen earth
Kodagu : kett- (ketti-)
Kodagu meaning : to cut (tree, or with large knife or axe)
Kodagu derivates : kettɨ a cut, blow
Tulu : kettuni
Tulu meaning : to carve, chisel, engrave, dig slightly
Tulu derivates : kettè a piece, slice, chip; kettigè carving, engraving
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) kederpu to dig
Number in DED : 1953
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