Proto-South Dravidian : *pad-
Meaning : proper, right
Tamil : patam
Tamil meaning : proper consistency, required degree of hardness or softness, quality of fitness, cooked rice, sharpness (as of the edge of a knife), tender grass
Malayalam : patam
Malayalam meaning : the right degree of ripeness, temperature, etc.
Kannada : pada
Kannada meaning : proper or good state or condition, proper degree or temperature, the seasoning of any food, the right degree of ripeness, keenness of edge or sharpness
Kannada derivates : padanu (K2), hadanu properness, etc.; paduḷa well-being, prosperity, happiness, tranquillity, security, safety; paduḷiga a happy man; paduḷir to cheer up, become tranquil; paduḷisu to become well or happy, be calmed or soothed, feel refreshed, recover one's strength; (??) hasa niceness, comeliness, charm, beauty, good manner, state, or order, purity; hasana, hasanu beauty, etc.
Tulu : pataŋgelụ
Tulu meaning : harmony, fitness
Tulu derivates : pada abatement, subsidence, tranquility; padana, padanappa well, nicely; hada the proper condition of things, sharpness (as of a knife), forming (as metals) to proper degree of hardness, boiling or cooking to the proper point
Number in DED : 3907
