Proto-North-Dravidian : *ped-q-
Meaning : to pinch; to break up
Kurukh : pedExnā (pedxas), pedxaʔānā "to pinch, squeeze, strangle"
Malto : pethg̣e "to break open (as a large fruit)"
Additional forms : Also MLT pethg̣re to burst or break (as a fruit).
Number in DED : 4165