Proto-South Dravidian : *naḍ-u-/*nāṭ-
Meaning : to set up, fix, plant
Tamil : naṭu (naṭuv-, naṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to set up (as a pillar, pole, mast), plant, set, place, establish (as fame)
Tamil derivates : naṭal planting; naṭukal memorial stone (for eminent person); naṭavu, naṭavai transplantation of seedlings; nāṭṭu (nāṭṭi-) to set up, fix, plant, place in the ground (as a pole), erect, insert, establish (as laws, etc.), establish one in life, create, write (with style on palm leaf); n. position, posture; nāṭṭam establishing
Malayalam : naṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to fix, be fixed, plant, enter, pierce
Malayalam derivates : naṭuvikka, naṭiyikka to get planted or transplanted; naṭu, naṭuval, naṭal planting, transplanting; naṭiccal, naṭīl transplanting; naṭṭi a planted bed; nāṭṭuka to fix in the ground, plant; nāṭṭa, nāṭṭi post
Kannada : naḍu (naṭṭ-), neḍu (neṭṭ-)
Kannada meaning : to fix firmly, stick or fix in the ground, plant, enter, pierce
Kannada derivates : naḍisu, neḍisu to cause to fix in the ground, plant, etc., cause to enter, plant, implant; naḍe fixedly, firmly; neḍige a post or pillar fixed in the ground; neḍe to be fixed or planted; nāṭu, nāṇṭu to get within, enter, be pierced or stuck into (as a thorn), fix in the ground, plant, pierce into; nāṭu planting; depth; nāṭisu to cause to enter, make plant; nāṭi, naṭṭi young plants fit for transplanting
Kodagu : naḍɨ- (naḍɨp-, naṭṭ-)
Kodagu meaning : to plant (post, seeds)
Kodagu derivates : nāṭi act of transplanting
Tulu : naḍiyuni
Tulu meaning : to be planted or transplanted
Tulu derivates : naḍpini, neḍpuni, neḍipini, neḍipuni to plant; naṭṭi, (B-K) neṭṭi planting, transplanting; nāṭa a pole used for a hedge, a pole used for supporting a plantain tree, etc.; ? nāṭuni to affect, impress, move, act upon (as medicine)
Number in DED : 3583
