Tamil derivates :vaṭakku north, north point of the compass; vaṭantai that which is in the north, north wind; vaṭavar northerners; vaṭātu that which is in the north, north; vaṭuku the region immediately north of the Tamil country, the Telugu country, the Telugu language; vaṭukar people of the Telugu country, a caste of Telugu immigrants; vāṭai north wind, cold wind, wind
Malayalam :vaṭa
Malayalam meaning :north
Malayalam derivates :vaṭakku id., in or towards the north; vaṭakkan northern; vāṭa wind
Kannada :baḍa, baḍaga, baḍagal, baḍagu
Kannada meaning :the north, in the north
Kodagu :baḍakɨ
Kodagu meaning :north
Tulu :baḍakāyi
Tulu meaning :the north, northern
Number in DED :5218
Proto-South Dravidian :*vaḍ-
Meaning :rope, cable
Tamil :vaṭam
Tamil meaning :cable, large rope, cord, bowstring, strands of a garland, chains of a necklace
Tamil derivates :vaṭi rope; vaṭṭi (-pp-, -tt-) to tie
Malayalam :vaṭam
Malayalam meaning :rope, a rope of cowhide (in plough), dancing rope, thick rope for dragging timber
Kannada :vaṭa, vaṭara, vaṭi
Kannada meaning :string, rope, tie
Notes :The root is doubtful (cf. Kan. v-). Tamil vaṭṭi is obviously a neologism.
Tamil meaning :to be diminished, dry up (as water in a river)
Tamil derivates :vaṭical decreasing
Malayalam :vaṭu
Malayalam meaning :thin, poor
Malayalam derivates :vaṭiyuka to dry up
Kannada :baḍa, baḍavu
Kannada meaning :poorness, weakness, feebleness, thinness, leanness, humbleness; poor, etc.
Kannada derivates :baḍava a poor, weak man; baḍaka a lean, thin, feeble male; baḍakalu state of being weak, thin, etc.; baḍatana thinness, poverty; baḍaha thinness, leanness, fineness; baṇagu a wretch, poor person, worthless person
Tamil meaning :fading, withering, fatigue, lassitude
Tamil derivates :vatakku (vatakki-) to roast, dry, harass, annoy; vataŋkal that which is withered or dried; vataŋku (vataŋki-) to wither, fade, grow dry; be discouraged, dispirited, fatigued; vataval that which is faded or dried
Tamil derivates :(-pp-, -tt-) to cause to flow out, shed (as tears), drain, strain, filter; n. filtration, distillation; vaṭical straining, filtering, rice boiled and strained, ebbing; vaṭippu straining, filtering; vaṭiyal id., strained or filtered liquid; vaṭivu that which is strained or filtered, outflow, surplus water
Malayalam :vaṭiyuka
Malayalam meaning :to overflow, ebb, trickle
Malayalam derivates :vaṭi strainer, filter; vaṭivu a current
Kannada :oḍi
Kannada meaning :to flow in a small, gentle stream, trickle through, ooze, run and cause blots (as ink)
Kannada meaning :use, custom, practice, state of being habitual, of being well-known by practice
Tulu :vāḍikè, vāḍigè
Tulu meaning :custom, usage, practice
Miscellaneous :The form *vāḍ-ikai is actually a re-borrowing from Telugu (as shown by Kan., Tulu v-); Tamil vaṭi is the only form that might reflect the original root.
Malayalam meaning :stick, staff, club of armed brahmans, shaft, stroke
Malayalam derivates :vaṭikka to strike; vaṭippikka to have the measure struck
Kannada :baḍi, baḍe, boḍi, boḍe
Kannada meaning :to beat, strike, thrash, bang, pound; n. beating, blow, castration, a short thick stick, cudgel
Kannada derivates :baḍike beating; baḍige stick, staff, cudgel, hammer, mallet; baḍisu to cause to beat; baḍukatana beating, etc.; bāy baḍi to prevent one from speaking, silence one
