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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *màlt`e
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to bend, twist
Russian meaning: гнуть, изгибать
Mongolian: *möltür- / *multur-
Tungus-Manchu: *maltu-
Japanese: *mǝ̀ntì-
Comments: A derivative *màlt`e-rV is reflected in PM *möltü-r- / *multu-r- and PJ *mǝ̀ntì-r-.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *möltüre- / *multura-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to twist, contort, disentangle
Russian meaning: вывихивать, выкручивать
Written Mongolian: möltüre- / multura- (L 546, 551)
Middle Mongolian: mulitul (HY 40) 'to take off, move out'
Khalkha: möltr- / multr-; multla- 'to take off, move out'
Buriat: mülterxej 'slippy, intangible'
Kalmuck: möltǝrǝ- (КРС)
Dongxian: muturǝ-
Monguor: mutirē- (SM 252), mutǝrē-; mutili- (SM 252), mutǝlǝ-
Comments: MGCD 489, 494.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *maltu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to bend
Russian meaning: сгибать, складывать
Evenki: maltu-
Even: maltъ̣-
Negidal: maltị-
Orok: māltịma 'folding knife'
Solon: malta-
Comments: ТМС 1, 524-525.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀ntì-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to twist, bend
Russian meaning: скручивать, сгибать
Old Japanese: m(w)odip-
Middle Japanese: mòdìr-
Tokyo: mojír-
Kyoto: mójír-
Kagoshima: mòjìr-
Comments: JLTT 728. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *malV
Meaning: to bend
Altaic: *màlt`e
Dravidian: *māl-
References: ND 1401 *malV 'incline, bend' ( + Sem.).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *māl-
Meaning : to bend, incline
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *māl-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *māl-
Meaning : to bend, lean, incline
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : māl, mālpu
Tamil meaning : bamboo ladder
Kannada : mālu
Kannada meaning : to bend
Kannada derivates : māla, mālu sloping, slanting, slope, descent; mālisu to look obliquely, turn the eye and cast a look from the corner, bend to one side (as a post, etc.), behold for a long time
Tulu : māluni
Tulu meaning : to lean, incline, reel, stagger, totter
Tulu derivates : mālāvuni to make lean or incline, cause to lean; malave man with squint eyes; maleyuni, malevuni to frown, scowl, stare
Proto-Nilgiri : *mal-
Number in DED : 4825
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *mal-
Meaning : (buffalo) looks sideways before charging
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Toda : malf- (malt-)
Number in DED : 4825
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