Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/macV- ~ maẓV-

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

Verb

*macV- ~ maẓV-

1. to delay, dull

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: मड़​‌‍ख़ना (maṛ​‌‍xanā)
    • Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (maṛg̣e), [script needed] (maṛg̣ro), [script needed] (maṛg̣ru)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮಳ (maḷa​), ಮಳ್ಗು (maḷgu), ಮಗ್ಗು (maggu), ಮಕ (maka​), ಮಂಕು (maṅku), ಮಂಜು (mañju), ಮಸಮಸ (masamasa​), ಮಸಕ (masaka), ಮಸಗೆ (masage), ಮಸಕು (masaku), ಮಸಕನೆ (masakane), ಮಸುಳು (masuḷu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: മഴുന്നനേ ആക (maḻunnanē āka), മങ്ങുക (maṅṅuka​), മങ്ക് (maṅkŭ), മയങ്ങുക (mayaṅṅuka​), മയക്ക് (mayakkŭ), മയ​ൽ (maya​l), മയ്യ​ൽ (mayya​l), മയിമ്പ് (mayimpŭ)
        • Tamil: மழு (maḻu), மழுகு (maḻuku), மழுங்கு (maḻuṅku), மழ (maḻa), மக்கு (makku), மங்கு (maṅku), மசங்கு (macaṅku), மையா (maiyā), மைமல் (maimal), மய (maya​), மயங்கு (mayaṅku)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (mag), [script needed] (maŋg-), [script needed] (mak-)
        • Toda: [script needed] (mak Qoṯ-)
    • Tulu: ಮರ್ಗ್ (margŭ), ಮಂಕ (maṅka), ಮಂಕು (maṅku), ಮಜಕುನಿ (majakuni), ಮಸಕುನಿ (masakuni), ಮಯಕುನಿ (mayakuni), ಮಸಲುನಿ (masaluni)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Kui (India): ମାହୁରି (mahuri), ମାଙ୍ଗୁରି (maṅguri)
    • Telugu: మసక (masaka​), మసకన (masakana​), మ్రగ్గు (mraggu), మగ్గు (maggu), మ్రక్కు (mrakku), మక్కు (makku)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4627”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4750”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.