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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *mec-
Meaning : to praise
Kota : mec-
Number in DED : 4722
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mej-c-
Meaning : to praise, be pleased with
Tamil : meccu (mecci-), meyccu (meycci-)
Tamil meaning : to praise, extol, flatter, esteem, admire greatly, wonder; n. approbation, commendation
Kannada : marcu, maccu, meccu
Kannada meaning : to be very much devoted to, assent, be pleased with, like, approve; n. superior attendance, great devotion, approbation, liking, fondness, pleasure
Kannada derivates : marcisu, maccisu, mercisu, meccisu to cause to assent, please; maccike, meccike, meccige assent, etc.
Kodagu : mecc- (mecci-)
Kodagu meaning : to be pleased
Tulu : meccuni
Tulu meaning : to approve, consent, be pleased
Tulu derivates : meccigè approval, approbation, applause; meccāvuni to please
Notes : For Kannada, see *mar-.
Number in DED : 4722
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mej-
Meaning : to praise, admire, be pleased with
Notes : Deeply buried by Burrow/Emeneau within *mar- 'to combine, join' ( > 'to fit, to consent' > 'to be pleased with'), but actually quite different both phonetically and semantically. Tamil meyccu, for one thing, can in no way be traced back to *mar-cu.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-notes,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *me-
Meaning : to admire, applaud, praise, commend, compliment, approve; n. admiration, applause, praise, commendation, approbation; admirable, praiseworthy
Telugu : meccu
Additional forms : Also meppu admiration, approbation, praise, applause; meppincu to please, satisfy, give satisfaction, win the approval or admiration of
Number in DED : 4722
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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