Proto-South Dravidian : *kut-
Meaning : to bore, pierce; to thrust
Tamil : kuttu (kutti-)
Tamil meaning : to puncture, pierce, bore, perforate, stab, sew, gore, insert punctuation marks, dig; pain, ache (as the head); n. thrust, stab, puncture, prick, incision, goading, dot, punctuation mark, acute pain, ache
Tamil derivates : kuttal internal pain, aching, wounding; kutti iron probe to test the contents of a sack, coulter of a plough; kutar (-v-, -nt-) to peck at
Malayalam : kuttuka
Malayalam meaning : to pierce, stab, sting, embroider, dig, prick in an ola, write, vb. intr. of piercing pain
Malayalam derivates : kuttikka to get made by a tailor; kuttu a stab, prick, dot, pain; kutaruka to stab, pierce
Kodagu : kutt- (kutti-)
Kodagu meaning : to thrust (with end of stick), gore
Tulu : kuttuni
Tulu meaning : to bore, pierce
Tulu derivates : kuttu a prick, puncture, very small hole; kuttaruni to feel a biting or itching sensation, ache; kuttaṭa, kuttāṭa pain
Number in DED : 1719
