Proto-South Dravidian : *maṇi-
Meaning : office, superintendence
Tamil : maṇiyam
Tamil meaning : office of the village headman, employed as a revenue subordinate of the Sirkar, for which he holds a mān_iyam or receives payment; superintendence of temples, mutts, palaces, custom-houses, etc.
Tamil derivates : maṇiyakkāran_ headman of a village, superintendent of a temple, etc.
Malayalam : maṇiyam
Malayalam meaning : superintendence of temples, palaces, villages, etc.
Malayalam derivates : maṇiyakāran manager of an estate
Kannada : maṇiya, maṇiha, maṇeya, maṇē
Kannada meaning : superintendence of temples, maths, palaces, custom-houses, etc.
Kannada derivates : maṇiyagār_a, maṇēgār_a man who holds any maṇiya office
Tulu : maṇigāre, maṇegāre
Tulu meaning : revenue inspector
Number in DED : 4674
