Proto-South Dravidian : *oṭ-
Meaning : to stick, adhere; to pile up
Tamil : oṭṭu (oṭṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to stick (as with paste or gum), glue on, betake oneself to, make friends with; n. patch, piece stuck or fastened on, birdlime, union, friendship
Tamil derivates : oṭṭal adhesion, attachment; oṭṭi that which adheres to, coheres with; oṭṭin_ar friends, adherents; oṭṭalan_ foe; oṭṭār foes; oṇṭu (oṇṭi-) to join (tr.)
Malayalam : oṭṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to adhere, stick
Malayalam derivates : oṭṭikka to paste, glue; oṭṭal adhesion; oṭṭam what holds together, stops a leak; oṭṭu glue, union; oṭṭalār enemies
Kannada : oṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to become joined, adhere to (as mud, etc.), come together, assemble, become a mass or heap; join (tr.), put together, pile up; n. close adhering or cohesion of a lump of clay, conjunction, union, total, heap, pile
Kannada derivates : oṭṭaje heap, mass, company; oṭṭaysu to collect, assemble, etc.; oṭṭalu a mass, heap; oṭṭil a handful; oṭṭike heaping; oṭṭisu to join (tr.), heap, cause to heap or pile up; oḍḍu to heap up; n. a mass, heap; oḍḍa, oḍḍaṇa a pile, heap, army
Tulu : oṭṭuni
Tulu meaning : to heap, pile up
Tulu derivates : oṭṭu total, the whole
Number in DED : 0958
