Proto-South Dravidian : *kāḍ-
Meaning : jungle
Tamil : kāṭu (obl. kāṭṭu-)
Tamil meaning : forest, jungle, desert
Tamil derivates : vayar_-kāṭu paddyfield; kāṭar hill tribes, dwellers in the forest; kāṭṭān_ rustic, stranger; kāṭṭ-ā bison; kaṭam forest; hard, difficult path in a barren tract; kaṭar_u forest, jungle; hard or difficult path
Malayalam : kāṭu (obl. kāṭṭu-)
Malayalam meaning : wilderness, wood, jungle, waste ground for burning corpses
Malayalam derivates : kāṭan jungle dweller; kāṭṭi bison
Kannada : kāḍu
Kannada meaning : forest, jungle
Kannada derivates : kāḍa jungle-fellow; kāṭa forest, huntsman; ? gār_u a wild, wildness
Kodagu : kāḍɨ
Kodagu meaning : jungle
Kodagu derivates : kāṭi bison
Tulu : kāḍụ
Tulu meaning : jungle, forest; wild
Tulu derivates : kāḍa wild, untamed; kāṭụ wild, rude; kāṭi bison; kāṭe wild, untamed beast
Miscellaneous : IRU kāḍu forest patch cleared for cultivation, field or garden in the forest; PALKU (Z) kāḍu id.
Number in DED : 1438
