Proto-South Dravidian : *măr_-/*mat_-
Meaning : another; next
Tamil : mar_u
Tamil meaning : another, other, next, beyond
Tamil derivates : mar_u-nāḷ next day, tomorrow; mar_umai the next birth, the next world; mar_r_u other, again; mar_r_ai, mar_r_a other; mar_r_atu the other; mar_r_avan_ the other one
Malayalam : mar_u
Malayalam meaning : other, next; secunlines
Malayalam derivates : mar_u-nāḷ the next day; mar_r_avan, fem. mar_r_avaḷ the other
Kannada : mar_u
Kannada meaning : other, next, following, second; again; opposite
Kannada derivates : matta, mattaṃ again, further, besides, moreover; mattina of another, other, different; mattu other, again, further, besides, and; matte other, else, again, further; mār_aṇa after, following, the next morning or day; mār_aṇe other, following, next
Kodagu : marɨ
Kodagu meaning : counter (marɨ kūtɨ echo, marɨ vākɨ counter-curse)
Kodagu derivates : mattiandɨ day after tomorrow
Tulu : maru
Tulu meaning : following, next
Notes : The vowel length in Kannada mār_aṇa, etc., is unclear (probably due to secondary prosodic reasons).
Number in DED : 4766
