Proto-South Dravidian : *mac-/*maǯ-
Meaning : spot
Tamil : maccu
Tamil meaning : blemish, fault, that which is improper
Tamil derivates : maccam mole on the skin
Kannada : macca, macce
Kannada meaning : black speck or spot on skin, mole, freckle, scar of a wound
Kannada derivates : matti freckle, mark; (Hav.) maja mole
Tulu : maja, majè
Tulu meaning : a natural speck, spot, freckle, mole
Tulu derivates : majanè a kind of black scars on the body
Notes : The root is probably unaccented in Kannada and Tulu maja (* < *măc-a-); otherwise, an untrivial cluster would have to be proposed.
Number in DED : 4632
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