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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *mell-
Meaning : squinting, squint; adj. squinting, squint
Telugu : mella
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : melayu, meliyu "to wander, behave"
Additional forms : Also melãgu to wander, rove about; behave, conduct oneself; caus. melãcu; melapu to conduct, lead, manage; (K also) n. mannerly behaviour, skill; meliyu to be twisted; [1] meli, [2] melike turn, twist
Number in DED : 4871
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *meḷ-
Meaning : to revolve, turn; squint
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *meḷ-/*miḷ-ir-
Meaning : to roll, move
Tamil : miḷir (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to roll (as the eyes), jump, leap
Kannada : miḷir
Kannada meaning : to move to and fro, move about, swing, wave, jump or fly about, roll; n. moving to and fro, etc.
Kannada derivates : miḷircu to move about (tr.); miḷḷir_i to move to and fro, move about; miḷḷisu to move about, fly, float, wave, jump, frisk; meḷḷisu to move round (tr.), cause to revolve, roll (as the eyeball); meḷḷe rolling, looking obliquely, squinting; meḷḷa id., a squinting man
Tulu : malave
Tulu meaning : man with squint eyes
Notes : Kannada miḷḷir_i, miḷḷisu are obviously secondary.
Number in DED : 4871
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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