Proto-South Dravidian : *kuḍ-
Meaning : to excavate; hole
Tamil : kuṭai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to work through as bees gathering honey, scoop, hollow out, bore, perforate, penetrate; n. anything hollow, ola basket for eating and drinking from
Tamil derivates : kuṭaivu hollow, cavity; kuṭā cavity, cavern; kuṭavu cave
Kannada : koḍe
Kannada meaning : to hollow, excavate, scoop, scrape out, remove with the finger or a pick (as ear-wax)
Kannada derivates : koḍacu, koḍasu to remove the ear-wax with the finger or with a pick, remove the impurities from out of a vessel by rubbing its inside with the hand; kuḍite, kuḍate, kuḍute palm of the hand, esp. hollowed or held as a cup; goḍagu, goḍugu hollow, hole; goṭ(a)ru hole, hollow in a wall, tree, etc.
Tulu : kuḍè, guḍè
Tulu meaning : a rat's hole
Miscellaneous : KOR (O goḍe a rat's hole
Number in DED : 1660
