Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/maẓay

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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-South Dravidian I

Etymology

Compound of *maẓ +‎ *ay.

Noun

*maẓay

1. rain

Descendants

• Tamil-Kannada:
  • Old Kannada: ಮೞೆ (maḻe)
    • Alu Kurumba: ಮಯೆ (maye)
    • Badaga: ಮಾಯೆ (māye), ಮೇ (mē)
    • Kannada: ಮಳೆ (maḷe)
  • Kodava: ಮಳೆ (maḷe)
  • Irula-Muduga:
    • Irula: மா (mā), மே (mē), [script needed] (mä:)
    • Muduga: മഗ (maga)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalamoid:
      • Kanikkaran: മെയ
      • Kurichiya: മെയ (meya)
      • Malayalam: മഴ (maḻa)
    • Tamiloid:
      • Kurichiya: മച (maca)
      • Tamil: மழை (maḻai)
  • Toda-Kota:
    • Kota (India): [Term?] (/⁠may⁠/)
    • Toda: [Term?] (/⁠maw⁠/)
• Tulu: ಮಳೆ (maḷe), ಮರ್ಯಾಳ (maryāḷa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4753”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 146.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India