Proto-South Dravidian : *kut-
Meaning : to strike
Tamil : kuttu (kutti-)
Tamil meaning : to strike with the fist, cuff, pound (as in a mortar), peck, afflict, injure; n. blow with the fist, cuff, pounding (as in a mortar)
Tamil derivates : kuttal hitting
Malayalam : kuttuka
Malayalam meaning : to cuff, beat in a mortar
Malayalam derivates : kuttu a blow
Kannada : kuttu
Kannada meaning : to beat, strike, bruise; n. beating, etc., a stroke
Kannada derivates : kuttuge act of striking or state of being struck; kuttuŋguḷi (also read: kuttaŋguḷi) person engaged in beating
Kodagu : kutt- (kutti-)
Kodagu meaning : to thrust with fist
Tulu : kūntuni
Tulu meaning : to peck, strike with the beak
Number in DED : 1850
