Proto-South Dravidian : *veḍ-i-
Meaning : to crack, burst
Tamil : veṭi (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to crack, break, split, break open, burst, explode, blossom, shoot forth; n. fissure, crevice, split, explosion, gun, retort
Tamil derivates : veṭippu crevice, fissure, explosion; viṭappu, viṭampu, viṭavu, viṭampai fissure, cleft; viṭar id., cleft in a mountain, mountain cave, abode of a sage; viṭarvu fissure, cleft; viṭu (viṭuv-, viṭṭ-) to be split, broken, cracked; (-pp-, -tt-) to split (tr.); viṭai (-pp-, -tt-) to separate (or with 5393); vēṭṭu the report of a gun
Malayalam : veṭi
Malayalam meaning : explosion, cracking, shot, gun
Malayalam derivates : veṭikka to explode, split, crack; veṭiyuka to split, open, separate; viṭar fissure, cleft; viṭaruka to split open, blow; viṭarkka to open, unfold, spread; vb. n. viṭarcca, viṭarppu; viṭavu crevice; viṭavikka to split, crack
Kannada : bīṭe, bīḍi, bīḍu, bīḍe
Kannada meaning : chink, fissure, crack, crevice
Kodagu : boḍi
Kodagu meaning : act of shooting
Tulu : beḍi
Tulu meaning : gun
Tulu derivates : beḍebeḍè the sound of a broken vessel
Notes : The root is often subject to contamination on re-borrowing. Kannada bīṭe, etc., hardly belong here because of the vowel length; Tulu beḍi is a borrowing from Tamil (Mal.), since normally boḍi would be expected. Tamil viṭu, etc., probably contaminated with viṭu 'to leave, separate'.
Number in DED : 5473
