Proto-South Dravidian : *pāḍ-, *pāṭ-
Meaning : to sing; song
Tamil : pāṭu (pāṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to sing, chant, warble, hum
Tamil derivates : pāṭal versifying, song; pāṭi singer; tune; pāṭṭu singing, song, music; pā verse, stanza, poem; pāvalar poets
Malayalam : pāṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to sing
Malayalam derivates : pāṭi tune; pāṭṭu singing, song, poem
Kannada : pāḍu
Kannada meaning : to sing
Kannada derivates : pāḍu, pāṭa singing, song
Kodagu : pāḍ- (pāḍi-)
Kodagu meaning : to sing
Kodagu derivates : pāṭɨ song
Notes : Both of the variants go back to PSDR (actually, to PDR, as the opposition of 'to sing'/'song' as reflected by the opposition of voiced/voiceless consonant is present in other subgroups as well).
Number in DED : 4065
