Proto-South Dravidian : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to tie; to shut
Tamil : kaṭṭu (kaṭṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to tie, fasten, build, wear, put on, bind by spells, marry, shut up, store, hug, compare with, be equal; n. tie, band, fastening, regulations, custom, building, marriage, bundle, packet, dam, causeway
Tamil derivates : kaṭṭaṭam building, binding of a book, setting of a jewel; kaṭṭaṇam building; kaṭṭaḷai code, rule, regulations, etc.; kaṭṭai dam
Malayalam : keṭṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to tie, build, clasp, yoke, dress, marry, make into a bundle, stop, restrain, build, become entangled, clot
Malayalam derivates : keṭṭikka to cause to tie, make to wear, give in marriage; keṭṭu tie, bundle, band, connexion (as of marriage), restraint, dam, bank, building; keṭṭakam house; kaṭṭu tie, bundle
Kannada : kaṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to bind, tie, yoke, build, shut up, stop by magic, bewitch, amass (wealth), obstruct, shut, dam, be bound, stopped; n. binding, tying, checking, restraint, band, tie, bundle, something built, regulation, rule, bewitching
Kannada derivates : kaṭṭuvike tying, etc.; kaṭṭuka man who ties; kaṭṭaḍa, kaṭṭaṇa, kaṭṇa a building; kaṭṭal state of being bound, tied, surrounded; kaṭṭe structure of earth or stones to sit upon, embankment, dam, causeway
Kodagu : këṭṭ- (këṭṭi-)
Kodagu meaning : to tie, build
Kodagu derivates : këṭṭɨ knot, bundle; kaṭṭe bund of tank, platform built under tree on village green; (Shanmugam) kaṭṭaḍa a building
Tulu : kaṭṭuni
Tulu meaning : to tie, bind, build, amass (wealth)
Tulu derivates : kaṭṭāvuni to cause to bind or tie, have a house built; kaṭṭụ band, tie, bundle, regulation, bond; kaṭṭaṇa, kaṭṭalme building; kaṭṭa a dam; kaṭṭaḷe custom, rule; kaṭṭāṇi necklace
Number in DED : 1147
