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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mūḷ-
Meaning : maimed; defect of limb
Tamil : mūḷi
Tamil meaning : defect of limb, deformity; one who is deformed or has defective limbs, that which has lost a part or piece esp. at the top, that which is defective, person or thing devoid of the usual ornaments, ugly woman; a term of abuse
Tamil derivates : mūḷi nāy dog with clipped ears
Malayalam : mūḷi
Malayalam meaning : maimed, having lost an ear
Kannada : mūẓa
Kannada meaning : state of being deprived of or without, that of being bare, that of being maimed; man without ears, man who has lost any member; man with a mental defect, fool, brute; a word of abuse
Kannada derivates : mūẓi state of being deprived of, etc.; an earless woman, woman without ornaments in the ears, widow
Notes : Irregular -ṛ- in Kannada.
Number in DED : 5049
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mūḷ-
Meaning : defect of limb
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *mUlV
Meaning: blunt?
Uralic: *mulз 'hornless' Coll. 36
References: Tyler 36 (U-D)
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *mola ( ~ -u-)
Meaning: blunt, short
Russian meaning: тупой, короткий
Comments: The Jpn. parallel is somewhat dubious (a local Ryukyu word, and the semantic match is not quite convincing).
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *moli-
Meaning: 1 to be blunt 2 blunt
Russian meaning: 1 быть тупым 2 тупой
Written Mongolian: moli-ji- 1, moluɣur (L 542) 2 Khalkha: molgor 2
Buriat: molxi 2
Kalmuck: mölī- 1
Dagur: ? mūle- 'loose one`s sharpness' (MD 192) Comments: Mong. moliɣar 'blunt' (Kalm. möĺǝgǝr) > Kirgh. molaq 'animal with a broken horn' (KW 265). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-dag,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *melu- ~ *mulu-
Meaning: 1 (to become) blunt 2 teethless
Russian meaning: 1 тупиться 2 беззубый
Even: mele- 2
Negidal: melu-melu 1, melmetu 2
Literary Manchu: mentexe 2
Ulcha: muluptu- 1
Orok: melli-melli 1
Nanai: mulup- 1
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *marV-
Meaning: short
Russian meaning: короткий
Hateruma: márù-
Yonakuni: màrá-
Comments: The root is attested only in Ryukyu: Hateruma márù-, Yonaguni màrá-.
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