Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mUsV

Meaning: to cover, conceal

Indo-European: *meus-

Kartvelian: *mos-

Dravidian: *mujS-

References: ND 1487 *muśV 'cover, conceal, clothe'.

Indo-European etymology :

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *mos-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: покрыть, одеть

English meaning: to cover, to dress

Georgian: mos-

Svan: msw-

Notes and references: EWK 244. Ср. драв. *muj-S- 'to cover'.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *muj-S-

Meaning : to cover

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *muj-/*muc-

Proto-Telugu : *mus-/*muj-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mujc-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *muc-

Proto-North Dravidian : *muc-

Brahui : mus-t

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *muj-/*muc-

Meaning : to cover

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : muccu (mucci-)

Tamil meaning : to cover

Tamil derivates : mūy (-v-, -nt-; mūyi-) to cover, fill, surround closely; n. a cover; moy (-pp-, -tt-) to cover, enclose; ? muyaŋku (muyaŋki-) to embrace, copulate; muyakkam embrace, copulation

Kannada : muccu

Kannada meaning : to close, shut, shut up, cover, conceal; n. shutting

Kannada derivates : muccaka closing, shutting; muccalu closing, covering, screening; muccaḷa covering, cover, lid; muccike shutting, closing; muccige covering, ceiling of room; muccisu to cause to close; muccuvike shutting, etc.; mucce cover, lid; musuku to cover

Kodagu : mucc- (mucci-)

Kodagu meaning : to close

Kodagu derivates : mucci lid, cover

Tulu : muccuni

Tulu meaning : to shut, close, cover, screen, shelter

Tulu derivates : mucca, muccala, mucci, muccu lid of vessel; muccaṇṭè a close mouthpiece; muccāvuni to cause to shut; muccigè lid, cover, ceiling

Proto-Nilgiri : *muc-

Notes : Tamil preserves the archaic suffix-less root (*muj-).

Number in DED : 4915

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *muc-

Meaning : to cover

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : muc- (muc-)

Toda : müc- (müč-)

Additional forms : Also Kota mucaṇ tight-fitting cover; Toda mücxū lid, cover

Number in DED : 4915

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *mus-/*muj-

Meaning : to cover, cover up, shut, close, conceal, hide, screen; (K also) be shut, closed, (flower) closes its petals

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : mūyu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : muccu "to close (intr., tr.)"

Additional forms : Also mū̃ta covering, shutting, a cover, lid, shutter; [1] musũgu, [2] musũguḍu cover, covering, veil; musũgu-vaḍu to be covered, veiled; (K) muncu to cover, envelop

Number in DED : 4915

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mujc-

Meaning : to cover

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : muns- "to close, cover"

Naikri : mus-

Naiki : muc- "to cover, close, shut (door)"

Parji : muy- "to cover oneself"

Ollari Gadba : muy- "to cover oneself with wrapper"

Salur Gadba : mūyk- (mūyt-), mūy- "to close, cover"

Additional forms : Also Naiki muyip- to cover oneself, fill up a hole; Parji muypip- (muypit-) to cover (another); mucca shell-covering of the snail

Number in DED : 4915

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *muc-

Meaning : to cover

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *muc-

Konda : mus- (-t-)

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *muc-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *muc-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *muc-

Meaning : to cover

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : muccānā "to wrap something round one's body, put new skins on a drum"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : muccānā

Gommu Gondi : muc-

Muria Gondi : muc-

Seoni Gondi : muc-

Koya Gondi : muc-, mus-, (Su.) mōs- "to cover, put on outer cloak"

Yeotmal Gondi : mucc-

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : mucānā

Adilabad Gondi : mucc-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr muccī, Gondi_Ph, Gondi_Mu mucce a lid or cover; Gondi_Ma mucce cover of pot, lid

Number in DED : 4915

Number in CVOTGD : 2872

Konda etymology :

Konda : mus- (-t-)

Meaning: to bury (as a corpse), cover (a pit), close (with lid)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Additional forms : Also Konda caus. musis-/muspis-

Number in DED : 4915

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *muc-

Meaning : to cover

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : muc- (mucc-) "to cover, bury"

Manda : muc- "to bury"

Additional Forms : Also Pengo muci lid

Number in DED : 4915

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *muc-

Meaning : to cover, bury

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : musa (musi-) "to cover (a drum with skin or an umbrella with cloth)"

Khuttia Kui : mucc- "to shut"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mūssali "to bury"

Kuwi (Schulze) : muh'nai "to bury"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : muh- (must-) "to bury"

Kuwi (Israel) : muc- (-it-) "to cover up"

Additional forms : Also Kui munja (munji-) to be covered, buried; muspa (must-) to cover, bury; n. burying

Notes : Kui munja is probably secondary, contaminated with munja 'to sink, be immersed'.

Number in DED : 4915

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *muc-

Meaning : to close

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : muccnā "to close door or lid, shut"

Malto : muce "to close or shut up"

Additional forms : Also KUR muccō a fishing basket; musUgnā to envelop, wrap in, pack into a bundle; MLT musge to pack up, tie into a bundle; musgre to be closed.

Number in DED : 4915

Brahui etymology :

Brahui : mus-t

Meaning : shut, closed

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Number in DED : 4915

Total pages generated Pages generated by this script 1188067 1696381	Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov