Proto-South Dravidian : *pat_-
Meaning : to seize, catch
Tamil : par_r_u (par_r_i-)
Tamil meaning : to grasp, seize, catch, hold, receive, adhere to, touch, comprehend; hold (as colour), be kindled, have effect (as drugs), stick, become joined to or welded together (as metals soldered), be fitting, be sufficient; n. grasp, seizure, acceptance, adherence, affection, friendship, affinity, solder, paste
Tamil derivates : par_r_am grasping; par_r_i concerning, referring to; par_r_utal love, attachment, devotion
Malayalam : par_r_u
Malayalam meaning : adhesion, close relation, friendship
Malayalam derivates : par_r_uka to stick to, adhere, catch, suit, fit, take effect (as fire), get, seize; par_r_i concerning; par_r_ikka to fix, join, paste, cause to take effect, fix in the heart or memory
Kannada : paṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to seize, catch, hold, take hold of; be held or contained; stick to; n. hold, seizure, firm grasp, persistence, resolution, obstinacy, habit, coherence
Kannada derivates : paṭṭage obtaining, catching; pattu, partu to stick to, adhere, be united, join, take effect (as fire, dye); ascend, climb; n. adhesion, hold, a fight, friendship, trust; pattisu to cause to adhere or join, affix, etc.; pattige joining, a hold; pattuge state of being joined, etc., connexion; haccu to apply, put to, affix, kindle
Kodagu : patt- (patti-)
Kodagu meaning : to be stuck, (bull) covers cow, (heat of fire) is felt; climb
Tulu : pattuni
Tulu meaning : to hold, catch; adhere, stick, be joined
Tulu derivates : haccuni to fix, attach, paste or glue on, smear, plaster
Notes : Kannada paṭṭu, etc., borrowed from Telugu; pattu is the regular reflexation.
Number in DED : 4034
