Proto-South Dravidian : *miḍ-
Meaning : grief; poverty
Tamil : miṭi
Tamil meaning : poverty, want, affliction
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to be poverty-stricken, destitute, be scanty; miṭimai, miṭivu poverty, want; miṭiyan_ poor, indigent; miṭai (-v-, -nt-) to be distressed
Malayalam : muṭukuka
Malayalam meaning : to be distressed
Kannada : miḍi, miḍu
Kannada meaning : grief
Kannada derivates : miḍuku, miḍugu to be very much distressed, grieve, mourn; miḍuku grieving, lamenting, groaning; miḍa, miṭṭane in a sorrowful manner
Notes : Unclear -u- in Malayalam.
Number in DED : 4849
