Proto-South Dravidian : *cūḍ-
Meaning : to wear
Tamil : cūṭu (cūṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to wear, esp. on the head, bear, sustain; be invested as with a title, be crowned, spread, cover, become bent or warped, surround, envelop; n. hair tuft, crest, comb
Tamil derivates : cūṭṭu (cūṭṭi-) to adorn as with garlands, crown, invest with honours, spread over (as army), extend one's sway; n. investing, adorning as with crown, garland, crest, cock's comb, snake's head, felloe of wheel
Malayalam : cūṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to wear on the head, wear over the head as an umbrella
Malayalam derivates : cūṭal putting on the head, carrying an umbrella; cūṭikka to make to wear, crown; cūṭṭuka to put on the head, tie a bundle like a hairlock; cūṭṭu cock's comb, mark on the forehead of cattle
Kannada : sūḍu
Kannada meaning : to put on the head as flowers, etc., receive, obtain
Kodagu : cūḍ- (cūḍi-)
Kodagu meaning : to stick (flower) in hair
Number in DED : 2721
