In Tulu language the word ōḍa is used for boat. 

 Let us see its origin 

Ōḍa is purely Dravidian word its cognates in Kannada & Telugu is ōḍa ,ōḍi in Malayalam, ōḍam in Tamil and Malayalam. 
It traveled toward Indo Aryan languages too. In sanskrit hōḍa is used for boat.  Boat is hōḍi in Marathi & Gujarati, Hōri in Swahili & Tigrinya.