Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯāḍ-
Meaning : to beat, beat into, frive in, force in
Tamil : caṭai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to flatten, as the head or point of a nail by repeated blows, clinch, rivet
Tamil derivates : cāṭu (cāṭi-) to beat, trample, gore, kill, destroy; cāṭṭu (cāṭṭi-) to beat, strike; cāṭṭam beating
Kannada : jaḍi
Kannada meaning : to beat, pound, crush, beat into (as mud into a hole), force in, ram as a cartridge, drive in as a nail
Kannada derivates : caus. jaḍisu; jaḍata, jaḍita beating, ramming, forcing in as a cartridge, driving in as a nail
Tulu : jaḍipini, jaḍipuni, jaḍiyuni
Tulu meaning : to ram, stuff, load as firearms
Number in DED : 2300
