Proto-South Dravidian : *taẓ-
Meaning : to embrace
Tamil : taẓu
Tamil meaning : embracing
Tamil derivates : taẓuval a handful of ears of grain; taẓuvu (taẓuvi-) to clasp, embrace, hug, entwine; adopt as an opinion or course of life, treat kindly, make friendship, surround, compress, contain, keep within oneself, mix with, join, copulate; n. embracing, clasping, armful; taẓūu embracing, uniting, women's dance with clasped hands; taẓāl embrace, union
Malayalam : taẓukuka
Malayalam meaning : to embrace, also of sexual embrace, hold fast
Kannada : taẓke, takke
Kannada meaning : an embrace, the amount of wood, etc., that can be grasped with the arms at once
Kannada derivates : taẓkeysu, takkeysu to embrace, etc.; tarbu, tabbu to embrace, clasp in the arms as a quantity of wood, etc.; n. an embrace, the amount of wood, etc., that can be taken in the arms at once; tabbisu to cause to embrace; tekke embracing, an embrace, etc.
Kodagu : tabb- (tabbi-)
Kodagu meaning : to embrace
Tulu : tarkoṇuni
Tulu meaning : to hold up in one's arms as a sick person
Tulu derivates : tarvelụ holding up in the arms
Number in DED : 3116
