Proto-Nilgiri : *margĭl
Meaning : side; slope
Kota : magl "side, act of lying down to sleep, slope of hill"
Toda : magɨl "slope of hill"
Additional forms : Also Toda max slope, hillside; ? mār_ side (a mār_ that side, etc.; öṛ mār_ left side; pas_ mār_ right side; ɨ mār_m both sides; o mār_ half [lit. one side]; tada(m) mār_ separately [see 3162])
Notes : There is absolutely no way that Toda mār_ could actually belong here, but a better etymology is still unavailable.
Number in DED : 4717
