Proto-South Dravidian : *vāḍ-
Meaning : (roast) meat
Tamil : vāṭṭu
Tamil meaning : roasted or fried flesh or vegetable
Kannada : bāḍu
Kannada meaning : flesh
Kannada derivates : bāḍisu to scorch or singe by the fire as slices of dried flesh or leaves
Notes : Tamil vāṭṭu is irregular, probably due to analogization with the oblique stem (cf. nāḍu 'country', obl. nāṭṭu-).
Number in DED : 5345
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