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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *māG-
Meaning : night
Kurukh : māxā
Malto : māqu
Additional forms : Also KUR māxnā to grow dark, be overtaken by night; mōxārō black, dark-complexioned; MLT māqti of the night.
Number in DED : 4781
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mā-
Meaning : black; dark
Proto-South Dravidian: *mās- Proto-North Dravidian : *māG- dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mās-
Meaning : black
Tamil : mā
Tamil meaning : black
Tamil derivates : māmai blackness; māci cloud; mācu darkness, cloud; māyam blackness; māyavan_ Vishṇu; māyavaḷ woman of dark complexion, Durgā; māyan_ dark-complexioned, Vishṇu; māyōḷ dark-coloured woman, woman of dark brown colour; māyōn_ dark-coloured person, Vishṇu; (?) māl blackness, black, cloud, Vishṇu; mālai evening, night, midnight, darkness
Malayalam : (?) māl
Malayalam meaning : black
Malayalam derivates : māla night, darkness
Kannada : māsu
Kannada meaning : to grow dim, be obscured, fade, become dusky, grey or black
Kannada derivates : māsara a dusky colour
Tulu : mākariyuni
Tulu meaning : to become black
Tulu derivates : māŋka darkness; māsuni to fade, lose colour
Notes : Tam., Mal. māl 'black' may not belong here.
Number in DED : 4781
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *māŋ-
Meaning : (of the eyes) blurred from looking at an object for a long time, (of a colour) not a pure primary colour
Kota : māŋgmāŋgn
Number in DED : 4781
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *māŋ-
Meaning : to become black
Telugu : mā̃gu-paḍu
Additional forms : Also mā̃guḍu blackness, state of being blackened or soiled; māgilu to become dim; māpu evening, night
Number in DED : 4781
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *māc-
Meaning : darkness
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *māc-k-
Meaning : darkness
Pengo : mācka, mājga
Number in DED : 4781
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *māc-u
Meaning : dusk, twilight
Kui : māsu
Number in DED : 4781
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : ma-un
Meaning : black, dark (of night)
Number in DED : 4781
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,
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