Proto-South Dravidian : *māc-
Meaning : spot; stained
Tamil : mācu
Tamil meaning : spot, stain, taint, tarnish, defect, fault, flaw, sin, evil, dust
Tamil derivates : māccu fault
Malayalam : mācu
Malayalam meaning : filth, spot
Malayalam derivates : māccu filth, dirt as of the hands
Kannada : māsu
Kannada meaning : to be stained, become foul, dirty, impure or filthy; to dirty, soil; n. impurity, filth, dirt
Kannada derivates : māsalu impurity, dirtiness; (PBh.) māsadike the state of not being impure
Kodagu : māj- (māji-)
Kodagu meaning : (clothes) become soiled
Kodagu derivates : māji soiled clothes
Tulu : māsụ
Tulu meaning : turbidity, soiling; turbid, soiled
Tulu derivates : māsuni to soil; māselụ that which is soiled; māyaŋgruni, māyandruni to become dirty or filthy
Number in DED : 4792
