Proto-South Dravidian : *veṭ-/*vIḍ-
Meaning : mountain
Tamil : viṭam, viṭari, viṇṭu
Tamil meaning : mountain
Kannada : beṭṭa, beṭṭu
Kannada meaning : big hill, mountain
Kodagu : beṭṭa
Kodagu meaning : big hill, mountain
Tulu : boṭṭu
Tulu meaning : high, lofty; dry (as land)
Notes : Tamil, strange enough, has viṭam and not veṭṭam - a strange shift in vowel quality. The variant with the nasal (viṇṭu) is also unclear.
Number in DED : 5474
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