Proto-South Dravidian : *Kiṭ-
Meaning : near; to touch
Tamil : kiṭṭu (kiṭṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to draw near (in time or place), be on friendly terms with, be attained, accomplished, be clenched (as the teeth in lockjaw); approach, attack, meet, tie, bind
Tamil derivates : kiṭṭa near, close by; kiṭṭam nearness, vicinity; kiṭṭi clamps (used in torture, etc.); kiṭṭin_ar relations, friends, associates; kiṭai (-pp-, -tt-) to be obtained, found, come into one's possession, join, come together; approach, encounter, oppose; n. comparison, likeness, equality
Malayalam : kiṭa
Malayalam meaning : approach, match, equality
Malayalam derivates : kiṭayuka to knock against, quarrel, be found or obtained; kiṭaccal meeting, quarrelling; kiṭekka to be obtained, engage in; kiṭṭuka to come to hand, be obtained, reach; kiṭṭam vicinity, nearness; kiṭṭi torture by pressing the hands between two sticks
Kannada : kiṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to touch, reach, come to hand, be obtained
Kannada derivates : giṭṭu, gīṭu to be obtained, etc., be pressed closely one to the other; giṭṭisu, gīṭisu to cause oneself to be reached; kiṭṭi torture in which hands, ears or noses are pressed between two sticks; kiḍu touching, approach; gaḍe touching, fitting, meeting; match, comparison, equality; geḍe touching; match; friendship, intimacy
Kodagu : kɨṭṭ- (kɨṭṭi-)
Kodagu meaning : to be got, come into possession of
Tulu : kiṭṭa
Tulu meaning : proximity; near
Tulu derivates : giṭṭa proximate, near
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) kiṭṭɨ to touch
Number in DED : 1538
