South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *paḍ(ḍ)-

Meaning : wicked, lawless; perverse; prostitute

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : paṭṭi

Tamil meaning : lawless, unbridled person; theft; harlot, prostitute

Tamil derivates : paṭṭikan_ thief, defrauder; paṭṭimai deceit; paṭu base, low; cruel; paṭir_u lying, deceit, unruliness, lawlessness, mischief, cruelty; paṭir_an_ liar, cheat, rake, cruel person, mischievous; fem. paṭir_i

Malayalam : paṭṭi

Malayalam meaning : miserable, vicious

Kannada : paḍapu

Kannada meaning : adultery (PBh.)

Kannada derivates : baḍḍi, boḍḍi strumpet, fornicatress; haḍaka, haḍuka one who has or has had sexual intercourse; haḍiki a woman who has been embraced sexually; haḍabe, aḍabe perverseness, wickedness (used of stray cattle)

Tulu : paḍikè

Tulu meaning : wickedness, depravity; bad, corrupt

Tulu derivates : paḍikenti bad, corrupt; paḍapè whore, whoremonger; haḍabè, aḍabè bastard, illegitimately born, (B-K also paḍpe) adultress; (B-K) paṭike, paṭke wickedness; paṭiŋgè a rogue

Notes : Normally, the root is unaccented (*paḍ-), but several forms in Tam.-Mal. and Kan. display a strong variant; moreover, Kannada baḍḍi (with dialectal secondary voicing) points at a geminate.

Number in DED : 3869