South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *maṭ-

Meaning : measure

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : maṭṭam

Tamil meaning : measure, evenness, flatness, rule, line, gauging rod, limit, extent, bound, degree, guess, conjecture; equality in height, size, measure; moderation; whole quantity leaving no overplus

Tamil derivates : maṭṭāy moderately, temperately; maṭṭu measure, quantity, standard, degree, size, proportion, amount, limit, extent, scope, range, estimate, conjecture, moderateness, that which is middling, commonplace, a standard of measurement; maṭaŋku measure, quantity, degree

Malayalam : maṭṭa

Malayalam meaning : a certain measure of length

Malayalam derivates : maṭṭam the rule, level of a bricklayer, carpenter's square; maṭṭu measure, limit

Kannada : maṭṭa, maṭa, maṭṭasa

Kannada meaning : measure, extent, height, bound, limit, proper limit, levelness, evenness, equality, regularity, exactness, carpenter's level or square

Kannada derivates : maṭṭu measure, extent, height, limit; maṭṭa exactness, etc.

Tulu : maṭṭa

Tulu meaning : carpenter's or bricklayer's square, level, height, measure

Tulu derivates : maṭṭu measure, extent, limit, capacity, ability

Proto-Nilgiri : *maṭ-

Number in DED : 4660