Proto-South Dravidian : *ōḍ-
Meaning : shell; tile
Tamil : ōṭu (obl. ōṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : shell (of egg, tortoise, crab), tile, potsherd, earthen vessel, skull
Malayalam : ōṭu
Malayalam meaning : shell, potsherd, tile
Malayalam derivates : ōṭṭikka shell
Kannada : ōḍu
Kannada meaning : potsherd, earthen pan, skull, shell of tortoise
Kannada derivates : ōḍe, vāḍe a burnt earthen hoop used in constructing a tube-well, a storage vessel constructed of baked earthen hoops
Kodagu : ōḍɨ
Kodagu meaning : tortoise shell, skull, wide circular dish
Tulu : ōḍu, ōḍilụ
Tulu meaning : potsherd, tile
Tulu derivates : ōḍari potter
Number in DED : 1042
