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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *toḍ-/*toṭṭ-
Meaning : to touch, (K) be joined, come in contact with
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : toṭṭu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : toḍu, toḍ(u)gu, toḍ(u)vu "to put arrow on bow"
Additional forms : Also (K) toḍuku to hold, grasp; (K) toḍikilu to seize, hold tightly, snatch; toḍaru to follow, acompany; happen, occur; endeavour, attempt; (K also) reach, obtain, hold, copulate with, attack; toḍarika following, accompanying; toḍaruvu endeavour, attempt; toḍusu business, affair, connection
Number in DED : 3480
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *toṬ-
Meaning : to touch
Proto-South Dravidian: *tō̆ḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *toḍ-/*toṭṭ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *toḍ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *toṛ-s-
Brahui : tōning (tōr-, tō-)
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tō̆ḍ-
Meaning : to touch
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : toṭu (toṭuv-, toṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to touch, come in contact with, be connected, united with or joined to, feel, handle, take hold of, use, have illicit intercourse (as with another's wife)
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to connect, join, bind, fasten, fix (as arrow on bow), enchain, tie, surround; toṭṭal touching, tying, binding; toṭṭu touching, concerning, in reference to; toṭakku (toṭakki-), tuṭakku (tuṭakki-) to catch hold of, tie; get entangled, obstructed; n. tying, binding, entanglement, bondage, connexion; tuṭaŋku shackles; toṭuppu continuity, fastening, linking, tie, chain, illicit connexion, paramour, concubine; toṭuvai that which is joined or appended, man and woman living in concubinage; toṭai fastening, tying, series, succession, joints of the body, surrounding wall; tīn-toṭai string of a lute, lute; toṭaiyal succession, fastening, tying, garland; toṭar (-v-, -nt-) to follow uninterruptedly, be linked, pursue, persist in with energy, tie, bind, attack; n. following, succession, chain, fetters, friendship, connexion; toṭarcci, toṭarpu, toṭarvu pursuit, connexion, touch, relationship, friendship, series, chain; toṭarntōr friends; toṭal, tuṭar chain; tuṭar (-v-, -nt-) to follow one after another; tōṭu collection, assemblage
Malayalam : toṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to touch, feel, handle, come into contact
Malayalam derivates : toṭal touching, being close, a chain; toṭuvikka to make to touch; toṭṭu concerning, about; toṭukka to bring into contact, put together, put the arrow on the bow; tuṭa connexion (as of an arrow with a bow); tuṭaruka to be linked, continue, pursue; tuṭar, tuṭal chain, string, woman's waistchain; tuṭarcca continuation, friendship; tuṭara unremittingly
Kannada : tuḍu/toḍu (toṭṭ-)
Kannada meaning : to join, put to or on, put (arrow) on (bow); n. putting on, etc.
Kannada derivates : tuḍuku, tuḍiku, tuḍuŋku to touch, touch with some force, grasp quickly, snatch; tuḍuku grasping quickly, etc.; tuḍukisu to cause to seize, etc.; toḍaku, toḍaŋku to get entangled, caught; entangle, involve; n. (also toḍagu, toḍaka) entangling, impediment, hindrance, perplexity; toḍakisu to cause to join, bring in contact, involve; toḍacu to put on (as arrows on the bow); toḍisu id., to cause to put to or on; tōḍu joining, putting (as arrow to the bow), pair, equal; tōṭi hand-to-hand conflict, fight; toḍar, toḍru, toṇḍar to be linked to, connected with or tied to, join, enter, meet, be bound, arrested, entangled, caught, wind oneself round; n. joining, connexion, a tie, chain, impediment; toḍarcu to tie, link, fasten, insert; toḍambe cluster, bundle, bunch; toḍarpu (K2) entanglement, connection, (PBh) impediment, obstacle
Kodagu : toḍ- (toḍuv-, toṭṭ-)
Kodagu meaning : to touch
Tulu : toṭṭuni, toṭṭoṇuni
Tulu meaning : to embrace, hug, hold fast
Tulu derivates : toḍarụ, toḍaru entanglement, obstacle; toḍụmbè a cluster of flowers
Proto-Nilgiri : *toḍ-äv-
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) toṭṭu to carry a child
Notes : The variant *tōḍ- is also present in PSDR, so original vowel length is not excluded.
Number in DED : 3480
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-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *toḍ-äv-
Meaning : to pollute
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : toṛv- (toṛd-) "to put arms around"
Toda : twaḍ- (twaḍɵ-) "to be polluted"
Additional forms : Also Toda twaḍf- (twaḍt-) to pollute; twɨṛf- (twɨṛt-) to entangle (tr.); ? tōṭ- (tōṭy-) to bring up (child), take (woman of the other moiety) as concubine; tōṭyfoy mox concubine
Number in DED : 3480
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *toḍ-
Meaning : to touch; rope
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : ṭoḍ- (ṭoṭṭ-) "to touch"
Ollari Gadba : toru "rope"
Salur Gadba : torru "string, rope"
Additional forms : Also Parji ṭoḍip- (ṭoḍit-) to make to touch; ṭoḍu rope
Number in DED : 3480
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *toṛ-s-
Meaning : to touch slightly
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : toṛsOgnā (tuṛsgyas) "to touch slightly with the foot"
Malto : tōṛe "to string the bow"
Number in DED : 3480
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,

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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : tōning (tōr-, tō-)
Meaning : to hold, keep, maintain, keep back, fend off, restrain
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 3480
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,

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