Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūnkūc-

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*mūnkūc-

1. mongoose

Descendants

• South:
  • Tulu: ಮುಂಗಿಲಿ (muṅgili)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಮುಂಗುಸಿ (muṅgusi)
    • Tamil: மூங்கா (mūṅkā)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: ముంగిస (muṅgisa)
  • Gondi: మున్గుస్ (mungus)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (muŋgi)
    • Kuvi: [script needed] (muŋgi orli)
• Central:
  • Kolami: मुङ्गुस् (muṅgus), ముఙ్గుస్ (muṅgus)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mūṅkā”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.