Proto-South Dravidian : *keḍ-
Meaning : to die, perish
Tamil : keṭu (keṭuv-, keṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to perish, be destroyed, decay, rot, become damaged, spoiled, fall on evil days, degenerate, be reduced, run away defeated
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to destroy, squander, extinguish, damage, spoil, corrupt, defeat, lose; n. peril, poverty; keṭṭa bad, spoiled, ruined; keṭṭavan_ a bad, immoral person; fem. keṭṭavaḷ; keṭal ūẓ evil fate; keṭutal ruin, damage, danger, degeneracy; keṭuti ruin, loss, damage, thing lost, danger, affliction, evil; keṭumpu ruin, evil; kēṭu ruin, loss, damage, adversity, death, evil; kēṭan_ ruined, miserable man, he who ruins; fem. kēṭi
Malayalam : keṭu
Malayalam meaning : ruin
Malayalam derivates : keṭuka to be extinguished, be ruined, spoilt, damaged; keṭuti ruin, danger, weakness, misery; keṭumpu depravity, rottenness; keṭumpikka to be spoiled by drying up; keṭṭa lost, bad; keṭukka to quench, do away with, damage, ruin; kēṭu destruction, loss, damage, hurt; kēṭan a rogue
Kannada : keḍu, kiḍu (keṭṭ-)
Kannada meaning : to be destroyed, be ruined, be spoiled, become bad, become vicious, be extinguished, cease (as sorrow, etc.)
Kannada derivates : keḍisu, kiḍisu to destroy, ruin, spoil, extinguish; keṭṭa ruined, spoiled, foul, bad; keṭṭe evil, misfortune, ruin; keṭṭatana a bad, wicked, lewd disposition or conduct; keḍaka, keḍika, keḍuka, kiḍuka man who destroys, one who is ruined, a bad, wicked, mean man; fem. keḍaki, keḍike, keḍuki; keḍakatana, keḍakutana, keḍukutana a corrupt, bad, lewd nature or conduct; keḍaku, keḍuku corruption, ruin, evil; keḍuvike being destroyed, etc.; keḍuha ruin, disappearance; kiḍa man who is ruined, etc.; kiḍi, kiḍuka one who ruins or destroys; kēḍu ruin, destruction, evil, loss; kēḍi, kēḍiga, kēḍuga one who ruins or destroys; kēḍitana, kēḍigatana state of being a destroyer or being destroyed; kīḍiki a vile, unchaste woman; kīṭakatana, kīṭale mischief-making
Kodagu : këḍ- (këṭṭ-)
Kodagu meaning : to be spoiled, ruined, extinguished
Kodagu derivates : këḍɨt- (këḍɨti-) to spoil, ruin, extinguish; kē̈ḍɨ ruin, rottenness
Tulu : keḍaguni
Tulu meaning : to ruin, spoil
Tulu derivates : keḍuku, keḍa, keḍakụ damage, loss; keḍake oppressor; keṭṭa bad, vile; kēḍụ, kēḍu mischief, evil, danger, disaster, loss, perdition; kēḍage, kēḍiŋge mischief-maker
Number in DED : 1942
