Proto-South Dravidian : *mot-/*mōd-
Meaning : to strike, beat
Tamil : mottu (motti-)
Tamil meaning : to strike, beat; n. stroke, blow
Tamil derivates : mōtu (mōti-) to hit, smite, strike, dash against; n. blow; ? mōttai ram, goat
Malayalam : mōtuka
Malayalam meaning : to dash against
Malayalam derivates : mōta surge, rising of waves
Kannada : mōdu
Kannada meaning : to strike, beat, smite; n. swelling occasioned by a blow, a hard boil, venereal tumour
Kannada derivates : mōhu to beat, smite, strike, deal a blow; mōhisu to cause to beat, dash against or into, apply or put to (with force), thrust
Tulu : mōda
Tulu meaning : wave, billow, surge
Tulu derivates : mōdu stripe, wale
Notes : Both variants were probably concurrent in PSDR (cf. Telugu). Kan. mōhu < *mōd-pu.
Number in DED : 5117
