Proto-South Dravidian : *Keḍ-
Meaning : shrub, bush
Tamil : ceṭi
Tamil meaning : shrub, bush
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to grow bushy, shoot out (as sprays, foliage)
Malayalam : ceṭi
Malayalam meaning : shrub, small tree
Kannada : giḍa, giḍu, ceṭṭu
Kannada meaning : plant as of chili, brinjal, pulse, shrub, small tree, tree in general
Kannada derivates : siḍumbu, siḍumbe a (thorny) tree, bush, thicket
Kodagu : giḍa
Kodagu meaning : plant
Tulu : giḍa
Tulu meaning : shrub
Number in DED : 1941
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