Proto-South Dravidian : *ōd-
Meaning : to read
Tamil : ōtu (ōti-)
Tamil meaning : to read, recite, utter mantras, repeat prayers, speak, declare
Tamil derivates : ōtuvi (-pp-, -tt-) to teach the Vedas, instruct; ōtal reciting (as the Veda); ōti learning, learned person; ōttu reciting, uttering (as a mantra), the Veda
Malayalam : ōtuka
Malayalam meaning : to recite, read, say
Malayalam derivates : ōtikka to teach; ōttu reading (chiefly of scriptures), using formulas
Kannada : ōdu
Kannada meaning : to utter, read, recite, study, say; n. reading, etc.
Kannada derivates : ōdisu to cause to read, instruct in the śāstras; ōdike, ōduvike reading; ōtu, ōta reading, that has been read or studied, the Veda
Kodagu : ōd- (ōdi-)
Kodagu meaning : to read
Tulu : ōduni
Tulu meaning : to read
Tulu derivates : ōdāvuni to cause to read, teach how to read; ōdige, ōdu reading
Number in DED : 1052
