Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍḍ-
Meaning : callous, doltish; drowsy
Kannada : jaḍḍu, jiḍḍu, daḍḍu
Kannada meaning : callosity, a callous spot, wart, scar
Kannada derivates : daḍḍa a blockhead, a stupid, doltish, ignorant man
Kodagu : daḍḍë
Kodagu meaning : a dull man
Kodagu derivates : fem. daḍḍe; (Shanmugam) daḍḍi a dull woman
Tulu : jaḍḍụ
Tulu meaning : callosity, hardness as of the skin of the hand, etc., from much use
Tulu derivates : daḍḍụ id.; dull, stupid, idle; daḍḍe a stupid fellow; fem. daḍḍi
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) jeḍḍɨ mole (on skin)
Notes : The forms with *d- here could also be contaminated with *daṭ- 'thick' > 'gross, dull'.
Number in DED : 2314
