Proto-South Dravidian : *neṭ-
Meaning : perpendicular, erect
Tamil : neṭṭam
Tamil meaning : perpendicularity
Tamil derivates : naṭṭam erectness
Malayalam : niṭṭ-ena
Malayalam meaning : in a standing position, perpendicularly
Kannada : neṭṭage, neṭṭā̆na, neṭṭā̆ne, neṭṭanna
Kannada meaning : straightly, straight, erect, regular, proper, orderly, rightly, properly, nicely, neatly, plainly, clearly, distinctly
Kannada derivates : neṭṭi, naṭṭi niceness, beauty, charm; nīṭa, nīṭu straigthness, state of standing upright; properness, neatness, elegance, beauty, tidiness; nīṭugār_a a tidy man; fem. nīṭugāti; nēṭu straightness, directness, truth
Tulu : neṭṭage
Tulu meaning : straight, upright; straightly, properly
Tulu derivates : niḍpa, nidpa, niṭṭa straight, upright, erect; straightly, erectly; nīṭa upright, straight, direct; nīṭānīṭi straightly
Notes : The forms with the long vowel (nīṭ-) may be borrowings from Marathi nīṭ 'straight'; as for the other irregular variants, Tamil naṭṭam is probably influenced by *naḍ- 'to fix, plant', while forms with -i- have contaminated with *nil- 'to stand'.
Number in DED : 3739
