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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mōṭ-
Meaning : stupid
Tamil : mōṭu, moṭṭai
Tamil meaning : stupidity, dullness of intellect, ignorance
Tamil derivates : moṇṇaiyan_ dullard, idiot
Malayalam : mōṭṭu
Malayalam meaning : obstinacy, perverse pride
Kannada : mōṭa
Kannada meaning : stupidity
Kannada derivates : mōṭa, mōṭu state of being deprived, short or stumpy, that of being maimed; stump of tree, stubbles
Tulu : mōḍe
Tulu meaning : ignorant man, silly fellow
Notes : Tamil moṭṭai, moṇṇaiyan_ is due to contamination with moṇṭi 'lame person', etc.
Number in DED : 5135
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *meḍ
Meaning : dullness of senses
Kota : meḍ
Additional forms : Also Kota meḍṇ dull man; fem. meḍy
Number in DED : 5135
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mōṭ
Meaning : fool
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-bra,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *mōṭ
Meaning : rough, rude, uncivilized, rustic, boorish, dull, stupid, vulgar, low, indecent
Telugu : mōṭu
Number in DED : 5135
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : mōṭ
Meaning : foolish
Number in DED : 5135
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,
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