Proto-South Dravidian : *agaẓ-
Meaning : to dig
Tamil : akaẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to excavate, dig out, pluck out (as eye), uproot; n. moat, tank, reservoir
Tamil derivates : akaẓi moat; akaẓān_, akaẓ eli field rat; āẓ (-v-, -nt-) to dig; āẓi (-pp-, -tt-) to dig deep
Malayalam : akaẓuka, akiẓuka
Malayalam meaning : to dig out, excavate
Malayalam derivates : akiẓ, akaẓi moat, ditch, trench; akiḷ, akil moat, earth wall
Kannada : agaẓ (agaẓd-), aguẓ (aguẓd-)
Kannada meaning : to dig
Kannada derivates : agaẓ what has been dug; agaẓte digging, pit, ditch; agaẓata, agaẓate digging, ditch, moat; agalte ditch, moat; agi, age to dig, burrow, make a hole in the ground
Tulu : agarụ, agaḷụ
Tulu meaning : ditch, trench, moat
Tulu derivates : (B-K.) agate overturning the soil by spade
Number in DED : 0011
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