Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : otuŋku (otuŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to get out of the way, step aside (as a mark of respect, before a superior), retreat, be defeated, seek refuge; be finished, settled, adjusted, completed
Tamil derivates : otukku (otukki-) to put on one side (as the hair), cause to get out of the way (as cattle in the road), push into a corner, separate (as persons in a quarrel), gather on one side or tuck up (as one's clothes while crossing a river), place out of reach, expel (as from caste), dispatch (as a business), settle; n. that which is apart, refuge, screen; otukkam privacy, retiring, hiding-place
Malayalam : otuŋŋuka
Malayalam meaning : to give way, step aside, yield; be adjusted
Malayalam derivates : otukkuka to subdue, settle; otukkam subjection, being settled and compressed; otukku shelter
Number in DED : 0973
