Proto-South Dravidian : *kaṭ-
Meaning : hard, coagulated
Tamil : kaṭṭu (kaṭṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to harden, consolidate, congeal, coagulate, be congested (as the throat), swell (as a boil, tumour); n. boil, abscess, tumour; firmness, strength
Tamil derivates : kaṭṭu-kkāval strict guard; kaṭṭi clod, lump, concretion, anything hardened, coagulated, boil, abscess, tumour, enlarged spleen, foetus; keṭṭi firmness, hardness, strength; (-pp-, -tt-) to harden, strengthen, make firm; keṇṭai, keṇṭai-kkaṭṭi enlargement of the spleen
Malayalam : kaṭṭa
Malayalam meaning : lump, mass, clod
Malayalam derivates : kaṭṭi what is condensed, solid, ingot; kaṇṭi lump, concretion; keṇṭa a hypochondriacal disease
Kannada : kaṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to gather (as a boil, secretion, or lump)
Kannada derivates : kaḍugu to become hard or solid
Kodagu : kaṭṭi mōrɨ
Kodagu meaning : curd
Number in DED : 1148
