Proto-Telugu : *mun-
Meaning : first, former, previous, front
Telugu : muni
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : munucu "to go or appear before"
Additional forms : Also munimuŋgala the very front; [1] munu-konu, [2] munu-paḍu to come to the front, lead; munupaṭi former, previous; munupu the past, a former period in time; formerly, of old, previously; munumu the front or van of an army; [1] munumunu, [2] munumunnu first of all, in the very beginning; (K) munupu to cause to appear, show; (K) muncu to increase, excel; munnā̆ḍi first; munnu former period of time; formerly, first; muŋgali front, foremost; muŋgili courtyard; mundaṭa(n) in front, before; mundaṭi first, former, prior; front; mundara the front, former or past time; in front, before, first; in the last instance; previously, formerly; hereafter, in the future; mundu the front, state of being first or early; priority, past time, the past; first, front, earlier, prior, previous; adv. first, early, to begin with, in former times; mona point, extremity, tip, the front; monakā̃ḍu general, leader, chief; monakonu to begin, commence; monayu id., prevail
Number in DED : 5020
