Proto-Telugu : *maṭṭ-
Meaning : to decrease, diminish, abate (intr.)
Telugu : maṭṭagu
Dialectal forms (1) : maṭṭu-paḍu
Additional forms : Also [1] maṭṭagincu, [2] maṭṭu-cēyu to abate (tr.); maṭṭamu inferior, poor, bad, indifferent; maṭṭasamu small, petty, scanty; maṭṭasi a dwarf; maṭṭu limited, stinted, small, little, scanty; moṭika a remaining piece, remnant
Notes : Tel. moṭika probably borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 4661
