Proto-South Dravidian : *pēd-
Meaning : folly; fear
Tamil : pētu
Tamil meaning : bewilderment, folly, ignorance, delirium, sorrow, distress
Tamil derivates : pētai simpleton, ignorant person, woman as simple-minded; girl between the ages of 5 and 7; poor person; pētaimai folly, ignorance, simplicity; pēntu (pēnti-) to be bewildered; petumpai girl between the ages of 8 and 11
Kannada : pētu
Kannada meaning : confusion or distraction of mind
Tulu : pētụ, pētu
Tulu meaning : fear
Notes : Tamil pēntu is secondary.
Number in DED : 4437
