ಮಲಗು

Kannada

Etymology

Related to Tulu [script needed] (malaguni), Kodava [script needed] (malaŋg-).

Verb

ಮಲಗು • (malagu)

1. to recline, to lie down (to sleep, etc.)
2. (intransitive) to incline, to bend (as full ears of paddy, etc.)

Noun

ಮಲಗು • (malagu)

1. pillow, cushion

   Synonym: ದಿಂಬು (dimbu)

Related terms

• ಮಲಂಗು (malaṅgu)

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಮಲಗು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1294