Proto-South Dravidian : *tīnḍ-/*tīṭ-
Meaning : to touch
Tamil : tīṇṭu (tīṇṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to touch, feel, come in contact with, pollute by contact, defile, contaminate, infuse poison as snake by biting, catch, seize hold of, beat
Tamil derivates : tīṭṭu touching, defilement, pollution, menses; tīṭṭam menses, faeces; tīṇṭal menses
Malayalam : tīṇṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to touch, infect another or oneself by coming too near, (venom) to enter a constitution
Malayalam derivates : tīṇṭal pollution (esp. by proximity); tīṇṭikka to defile; tīṭṭam uncleanness, excrements
Kannada : tīḍu
Kannada meaning : to touch (as air or wind), blow (as the wind), touch (as with the fingers)
Kannada derivates : tīṭa blowing
Kodagu : tɨ̄ṇḍ- (tɨ̄ṇḍi-)
Kodagu meaning : to touch
Kodagu derivates : tɨ̄ṭa excrement
Number in DED : 3274
