Tamil meaning :to exceed, surpass, be in excess, grow, increase, swell, be doubled (a letter), crowd, be great, excellent, be superior, remain, be left over, be superfluous, be self-conceited, arrogant
Tamil derivates :(-pp-, -tt-) to augment, make large, excel, surpass, increase, regard with pride; adj. great; mikuttu (mikutti-) to save, spare, leave over; mikka great, much, excellent, superior; mikkatu that which is abundant or excessive, that which is excellent, superior, that which remains over (as food after a meal), that which oversteps the limits, excess, transgression; mikkavar, mikkār great persons, superior persons, majority of persons, most people; mikkōn_ great person; mika, mikku very much, abundantly; mikal being plentiful or abundant, greatness, victory; mikavu abundance; mikar_kai doubling (as of a hard consonant); mikutam abundance, profusion, redundance; mikuti much, abundance, fullness, satiety, crowd, increase, excess, remainder, surplus, excellence, arrogance; mikunta much, great, excessive, remaining; mikai abundance, excess, excellent thing, excellence, greatness, that which is unnecessary, superfluous, that which remains or is left over, extra, arrogance, evil deed, fault, defect, error; (-pp-, -tt-) to increase, swell, be proud; mīppu abundance, excellence, greatness; mītāri remainder, residue; mīti remainder, that which is left
Malayalam :mikuka (mikk-)
Malayalam meaning :to surpass, abound, be foremost
Malayalam derivates :mikka the greater part, the chiefest; mikavu eminence, plenty, much; mikakka, mikukka to increase, be foremost; mikuti plenty, greatness, profit; mikekka to exceed, increase, thrive, prosper
Kannada :mikku
Kannada meaning :to grow abundant, increase, exceed, remain over; n. excess, state of being more or above or other, remainder, rest
Kannada derivates :migu (mikk-) to grow great, abundant or excessive, exceed, grow more or larger, superabound, be in excess, be over and above, remain over, be left as a remnant, remain, go beyond, surpass; migate surplus, remnant, rest; migil(u), migalu greatness, muchness, abundance, excellence, superiority, superabundance, excess, remainder, rest; mige abundance, excess; adv. so as to abound, abundantly, excessively, much
Tulu :migguni, mikkuni
Tulu meaning :to surpass, exceed, transgress, remain, be left
Tamil meaning :to mumble, speak with a low reiterated sound, murmur as a secret, utter incantations
Tamil derivates :muṇamuṇa (-pp-, -tt-), muṇumuṇu (-pp-, -tt-) to mutter, murmur; muṇaŋku (muṇaŋki-) to speak in a suppressed tone, mutter in a low tone, murmur; mun_aŋku (mun_aŋki-), mun_aku (mun_aki-) to mutter, murmur, grumble, moan; mun_akkam muttering, murmuring, grumbling, moan; miẓar_r_u (miẓar_r_i-) to prattle as a child, speak softly; miẓalai prattle, lisp; maẓar_u (maẓar_i-) to be indistinct as speech; maẓalai prattling, babbling
Malayalam :miṇumiṇukka
Malayalam meaning :to mumble, mutter
Malayalam derivates :miṇṭuka to utter, speak low, attempt to speak; miṇṭāṭṭam opening the mouth to speak; miṇṭāte without utterance; muṇemuṇēna mumbling sound
Kannada :minuku
Kannada meaning :to speak in an indistinct, faint or low tone, murmur
Tulu :muṇumuṇu
Tulu meaning :muttering, mumbling
Tulu derivates :muṇkuni to say hūṃ expressive of disapproval or unwillingness, cry as a ghost; muṇkele grumbler
Number in DED :4856
Proto-South Dravidian :*minc-
Meaning :a k. of foot-ring
Tamil :miñci
Tamil meaning :ring worn on the second toe or ring-finger
Malayalam :miñci
Malayalam meaning :a foot-ring
Kannada :miñcu
Kannada meaning :silver ring worn by married women on the second toe
Kannada derivates :(Coorg) miccu a kind of toe-ring
Tamil meaning :to exceed, surpass, transgress, increase, become proud, be elevated; n. excess
Tamil derivates :miccam remainder, remnant, surplus, excess; miccil remainder, leavings, what is left after a meal, charcoal; ? viñcu (viñci-) to excel, surpass, be excessive
Malayalam :miñcuka
Malayalam meaning :to exceed, superabound, remain
Malayalam derivates :miccam more than enough, above average; surplus, remnant; miñcal surplus, remains of food laid by; miñcikka to leave fragments of food, spare, save; miñcippu remainder
Kannada :miñcu
Kannada meaning :to become great, excel (as in any work), go beyond, exceed, expire (as a period), pass beyond reach, behave overbearingly or proudly
Kodagu :miñj- (miñji-)
Kodagu meaning :to be left over, remain (of things)
Tulu :miñjuni
Tulu meaning :to be released, saved, escape, exceed, spare, conquer, overcome
Notes :B&E derive this from *mik- id., but this is speculative: the root could indeed go back to a possible PDR *mik-nc- > *minc-, but this remains to be proved. Correspondences are also irregular; external data (Telugu) points to an original weak nasal cluster (*-nc-), but Kodagu and Tulu show a voiced *-nj-.
Tamil derivates :miṭukku strength, pride, stiffness of manners; miṭukkan_ strong, powerful man; rough, coarse person; proud, conceited man; miṇṭu (miṇṭi-) to be hard, be exultant, vain, join battle, talk harshly or arrogantly; n. strength, bravery, courage; fault, crime, mischief; vulgar talk, vulgarity, presumptuous speech
Malayalam :miṭama
Malayalam meaning :valour, prowess, skill
Malayalam derivates :miṭaman valorous; miṭukku, miṭukkam strength, activity; dexterity; miṭukkan resolute, active, clever; miṭukkuka to insist, urge on
Kannada :miḍuku
Kannada meaning :to become conscious, grow animated or quickened, become lively or vigorous, be alive; move (tr.), urge on, push; n. setting in motion, animation, life, liveliness, activity, sprightliness, vigour, strength, valour
Kannada derivates :miṇḍa man of high position, hero, somebody or something that is above or beyond another's reach, beyond his faculties or out of his power; mīṭu, mīṇṭu eminence, greatness, superiority, excellency, excess, beauty, niceness
Tamil derivates :min_min_i firefly; min_n_u (min_n_i-) to emit lightning, shine, glitter; min_n_al lightning; bright coin; min_uŋku (min_uŋki-) to glitter, shine, appear bright; min_ukku (min_ukki-) to polish, brighten, beautify, make a display; min_ukkam, min_ukkal polish, brightness, excellence, showiness, show; mīn_ star
Malayalam :minnuka
Malayalam meaning :to flash, shine
Malayalam derivates :minnal lightning; minni shining; a gem in ear-rings; minnikka to cause to flash or shine; minnu lightning; minukka to be fine, glitter; minukkuka to polish, varnish, make glitter; minukkam shining, polish; minuŋŋuka to glitter; minuppu sparkling; mīn star
Kannada :miṇa
Kannada meaning :glittering, sparkling
Kannada derivates :miṇaku, miṇuku to glitter; n. glitter; minu, mini sparkling, shining; minuku, minugu to shine, glitter; n. lustre, etc.; miñcu to shine, be bright, sparkle, glitter, flash, lighten; n. shine, lustre, brightness, glitter, lightning; mīn star
Kodagu :minn- (minni-)
Kodagu meaning :to lighten, flicker
Tulu :miṇimiṇi
Tulu meaning :twinkling, glistening, dimly shining
Tamil meaning :eminence, elevation, elevated place, hill, mound, sky, front, a locative ending
Tamil derivates :mī top, surface, height, elevation, eminence, loftiness, sky, heavens, greatness, dignity; mīcai upper part; mīcu, mītu top, outer or upper surface, elevated place, on, upon, over, overmuch; mīmicai that which exceeds or abounds; adv. above, over; mettu (metti-) to abound, increase; ? mita (-pp-, -nt-) to float, rise high in the sky, be in abundance, excess; mitappu floating; boat, ship, raft, float of a fishing line; abundance, height, elevation; mitavai boat
Malayalam :mica
Malayalam meaning :height; above, on
Malayalam derivates :mītu the top; mītil above; mīttu, mīttal the top, firstfruits, first handful of rice given to the cat, the first portion of stolen property which brings disease to those that use it, offering to demons; mītt-āka to be set aside for sacred uses; mettuka to rise high, jump; meccam excellency, superiority, remaining over and above; meccamē well, highly; ? mutakkuka to float; mutappu buoy
Kannada :mīsal
Kannada meaning :anything that is set apart for some purpose and is to be left untouched until the object is accomplished, anything untouched or undefiled
Kodagu :mīda
Kodagu meaning :on top
Kodagu derivates :mīdi offering to a god
Tulu :mittụ
Tulu meaning :above, upon, over, after
Tulu derivates :mittara high, beyond the reach of hand; mittaruni, mittāvuni to ascend, mount, climb
Notes :Tamil and Mal. forms with the -e-vocalism (mettu, etc.) could probably not belong here; all the other forms can be traced back to *mī- with specific developments before suffixes.
