Proto-South Dravidian : *marb-
Meaning : dark, dim, gloomy; cloudy
Tamil : mappu
Tamil meaning : being overcast or cloudy, bewilderment, beclouded state of the intellect as by intoxication, dullness, arrogance
Tamil derivates : (?) mammal dusk
Kannada : marvu, marbu, mabbu, mobbu
Kannada meaning : darkness, gloom, dimness, drowsiness, heaviness with sleepiness, dullness, stupidity
Kannada derivates : mabbiga (a creature of darkness), Asura or Rākṣasa
Tulu : mappu
Tulu meaning : evening, twilight
Tulu derivates : mappu āpini to grow dark; marbu, mabbu dim, dull, obscure
Number in DED : 4728
