Tamil meaning :leaf-stalk of a fern or palm, stem of plantain; husk of coconut
Tamil derivates :maṭal flat leaf of palm, plantain and screwpine, jagged stem of a palmyra leaf, horse of palmyra stems on which a thwarted lover mounts to proclaim his grief and win his love, flower petal, branch, sheath as of Indian corn, blade of a weapon, shoulderblade
Malayalam :maṭṭa, maṭṭal
Malayalam meaning :palm branch
Malayalam derivates :maṭal palm bough, cadjan, palm-leaf (as for thatching), husk of coconuts, coat of jackfruits, etc.
Kannada :maṭṭe, moṭṭe
Kannada meaning :bough of the palm, coconut or date tree, fibrous coat of a coconut, brush for whitewashing made of the fibrous coat of the coconut
Kannada derivates :maḍal bough of the coconut tree
Kodagu :maṭṭa
Kodagu meaning :base of fronds of coconut tree
Tulu :maḍalu
Tulu meaning :palm branch, coconut branch with plaited leaves
Tamil derivates :maẓuku (maẓuki-) to become blunt, be dim or obscure; maẓuŋku (maẓuŋki-) to be blunt or dull (as an edge or point), be obscured, be deprived of lustre or glory, fade, disappear, be lost, become dull in feeling, lose keenness of intellect, be dim, obscure (as the sun or moon in an eclipse or behind a cloud); maẓukku (maẓukki-) to blunt, dull, obscure as lustre or glory, deprive the intellect of its keenness; maẓuŋkal that which is blunt, dim or unpolished, blockhead, shameless person; maẓuŋki shameless woman; maẓukkam bluntness, reduced circumstances, dimness, cloudiness, obscurity of the sun in an eclipse, fading as of a colour, dullness of intellect as from age or a disease; maẓa confusion of mind; makku (makki-) to die, perish, become dull, decay as fruits, moulder, be spoiled as by dampness; n. sluggishness, doltishness, ignorant person, dullard; maŋku (maŋki-) to grow less, diminish, become dim (as light or eyesight), grow pale, lose lustre, become obscured (as splendour), decline in prosperity, decay, be ruined, die, perish; n. ruin, loss; maŋkul cloud, fog, night, darkness; maŋkulam cloudiness, murkiness, obscuration, perturbation, confusion of mind, gloominess, gravity of countenance, dullness of the eyes, dimness of sight, uncertainty, doubtfulness, indistinctness, obscureness, paleness (as of colour)
Kannada derivates :maẓal the eyes to become dim; maẓgu to grow dim or faint, disappear or perish; maẓgisu to cause to disappear, cause to perish, destroy; maggu to grow wan or sallow, become pale, grow faint or dim as gold, vanish away, disappear as colour, grow dirty, rusty or mouldy, perish, die away, become strengthless as a horse, vanish, disappear as a person; maggisu to cause to vanish; maka state of being not bright or dim; maŋku dimness, want of lustre, obscurity of intellectual perception, confusion of mind, silliness, stupidity, stubborness; maŋkutana confused, stupid, silly behaviour; mañju dimness of sight, obscurity (of intellectual perception)
Tulu :margụ
Tulu meaning :dead
Tulu derivates :margụ āpini to die; maŋka, maŋku dullness, stupidity
Kannada meaning :to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, manufacture, construct, build, execute, cultivate as a field; n. doing, making
Kannada derivates :māḍuvike, māḍuha doing, making, etc.; māḍisu to cause to make, do, perform, build, etc.; māḍisu to cause to make, do, perform, build, etc.; māṭa making, doing, work, business, performance, undertaking, manner, way, state of being nicely made, well-finished state, handsomeness, beauty, elegance; māẓ = māḍu vb.; māẓke doing, business, manner
Kodagu :māḍ- (māḍi-)
Kodagu meaning :to do
Kodagu derivates :māḍɨ burned clearing in jungle where grain is grown
Tulu :māḍā̆vuni
Tulu meaning :to cultivate as land, display, parade
