South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *maẓ-

Meaning : obscure, blunt

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : maẓu

Tamil meaning : blunt

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)

Malayalam : maẓunnanē āka

Malayalam meaning : to grow blunt

Malayalam derivates : maŋŋuka to grow dim, wan, pale; maŋŋiram, maŋŋul dimness, fading light, cloudy sky; maŋku chaff, blighted ears

Kannada : maẓa

Kannada meaning : dimness

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

Proto-Nilgiri : *maṛ-

Number in DED : 4750

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *maṛ-

Meaning : to worsen; to lose senses

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : mag- (magy-), maŋg- (maŋgy-) "(light) becomes less, lose colour (e. g. withering flower), (face) become ugly (through smallpox, etc.)"

Toda : mak ɵot_- (ɵot_y-) "to become senseless"

Additional forms : Also Kota mak- (maky-) to fall into unconsciousness; mak, makl state of unconsciousness

Number in DED : 4750

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *maẓ-

Meaning : 1 obscure, dirty 2 to fade

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *maẓ-

Proto-Telugu : *mra-gg-

Proto-North Dravidian : *maṛ-q-

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *mra-gg-

Meaning : to die, perish

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : mraggu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : maggu

Additional forms : Also [1] mrakku, [2] makku to fade, lose shining or lustre, die; n. dirtiness, foulness

Number in DED : 4750

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *maṛ-q-

Meaning : dirty; black

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : maṛxnā "to get dirty, soiled, lose brightness or freshness, be ashamed, grow exhausted, be spent"

Malto : maṛg̣e "to become black"

Additional forms : Also MLT maṛg̣ro black; maṛg̣tre to blacken, cause sorrow, make sad; maṛg̣ru name of a tree, the bark of which is black

Number in DED : 4750

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVrV

Meaning: spot, dirt

Indo-European: *mor-

Altaic: *méru (~-ŕ-)

Dravidian: *maṛ-

References: МССНЯ 358, ОСНЯ 2, 52; ND 1471 *märiqV 'spot, stain, dirt' ( + Arab.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *mor-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: dark, misty

Armenian: mrrayl `Dunkel, Nebel, Wolke; finster, dunkel'; marraxul `dicker Dampf, Dunkel'

Old Greek: Mórükho-s m. epith. of Dionysus in Sicily, from morǘssō, because his face was smeared with wine lees at the vintage'; adv. comp. morükhṓteron `dunkler'; ptc. perf. memorükhméno- `beschmutz, geschwärzt', aor. morǘksai̯ (Nic.) `man soll beschmieren'

Slavic: *mārātī, *morovātъ(jь), *morǭgъ etc.; *mārь

Russ. meaning: темный, туманный

References: WP II 281 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: мара́ть,

Near etymology: мара́ю, укр. мара́ти, польск. marać, в.-луж. marać, mórać "мазать", н.-луж. maraś, moraś "болтать, говорить пошлости".

Further etymology: Родственно греч. μορύσσω "пачкаю, мараю, черню" (Сольмсен, Jagić-Festschrift 576 и сл.; Бернекер 2, 18; Траутман, ВSW 169), алб. përmjér "мочусь", аор. рёrmоrа; см. Фасмер, Stud. alb. Wf. 1, 49; ср. также Младенов, ИОРЯС 17, 4, 233. Не связано с англ. mаr "портить" (вопреки Маценауэру (250, LF 10, 61), поскольку последнее родственно гот. marzjan, др.-англ. mierran "нарушать, опустошать"; см. Хольтхаузен, Aengl. Wb. 222), а также с др.-инд. uраmārауаti "погружается, делает сочным" (Зубатый, AfslPh 13, 432; Уленбек, Aind. Wb. 222). Неправдоподобна попытка Преобр. (I, 510) произвести мара́ть, ма́ркий, ма́рка "марание" от нов.-в.-н. Маrkе "метка". Ср. также связанные с этими словами марена́, мару́шка, мо́ркий.

Pages: 2,572

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1294

Root: (mer-3), mor-(u)-

English meaning: to blacken, dark spot

German meaning: `schwärzen, dunkle Farbe, Schmutzfleck'

Material: Gr. μόρυχος `σκοτεινός', μεμορυχμένος `(rauch)geschwärzt'; lit. moraĩ Pl. `Schimmel'; russ. maráju, -tь `schmieren, verleumden', marúška `Fleck, Mal', čech. morous `aschfarbig gestreiftes Rind', moratý `schwarz gestreift', poln. morus `Schmutzfink'; n-Stamm in poln. morąg `bunt gestreift' u. dgl.; hierher auch gr. μόρνον εἶδος ἀετου̃ καὶ ξανθός Hes. (`schmutziggelb'). μορτός μέλας φαιός Hes., vielleicht auch mit s-Erw. arm. mṙayl `Dunkel, Nebel, Wolke; finster, dunkel' (*muṙayl auf Grund von *mor-so-), maṙaxul `dicker Dampf, Dunkel' (mr̥so-) und lit. mùršinu `besudle', mùr(k)šlinu `wasche, sudle'.

References: WP. II 279 f., Trautmann 169, Specht Idg. Dekl. 119.

Pages: 734

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