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Proto-South Dravidian : *vit-/*vId-ai-
Meaning : to sow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vittu (vitti-), viccu (vicci-)
Tamil meaning : to sow, spread, broadcast
Tamil derivates : vittu seed, semen; viccu seed; vitai (-pp-, -tt-) to sow seed, publish, deliver, throw; n. seed, testicle; vitaippu sowing
Malayalam : vittu
Malayalam meaning : seed, semen
Malayalam derivates : vitekka to sow seed; vita sowing, sowing season, grain sown; vitar seed
Kannada : bittu
Kannada meaning : to put seeds, sow
Kannada derivates : bittu, bitta, biẓtu seed; bittige, bittane act of sowing; bede seed, sowing
Kodagu : bitt- (bitti-)
Kodagu meaning : to sow, scatter
Kodagu derivates : bittɨ seed selected for sowing
Tulu : bittuni, buttuni
Tulu meaning : to sow seed
Tulu derivates : bittụ seed, testicles; bittigè, bittè sowing; bidè a particular sort of seed; buttè semen virile
Proto-Nilgiri : *vit-
Notes : Kannada biṛtu might be due to analogy with bī̆ṛ- 'to fall'. Tamil viccu unclear.
Number in DED : 5401
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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