Proto-South Dravidian : *maẓ-
Meaning : obscure, blunt
Tamil : maẓu
Tamil meaning : blunt
Tamil derivates : maẓuku (maẓuki-) to become blunt, be dim or obscure; maẓuŋku (maẓuŋki-) to be blunt or dull (as an edge or point), be obscured, be deprived of lustre or glory, fade, disappear, be lost, become dull in feeling, lose keenness of intellect, be dim, obscure (as the sun or moon in an eclipse or behind a cloud); maẓukku (maẓukki-) to blunt, dull, obscure as lustre or glory, deprive the intellect of its keenness; maẓuŋkal that which is blunt, dim or unpolished, blockhead, shameless person; maẓuŋki shameless woman; maẓukkam bluntness, reduced circumstances, dimness, cloudiness, obscurity of the sun in an eclipse, fading as of a colour, dullness of intellect as from age or a disease; maẓa confusion of mind; makku (makki-) to die, perish, become dull, decay as fruits, moulder, be spoiled as by dampness; n. sluggishness, doltishness, ignorant person, dullard; maŋku (maŋki-) to grow less, diminish, become dim (as light or eyesight), grow pale, lose lustre, become obscured (as splendour), decline in prosperity, decay, be ruined, die, perish; n. ruin, loss; maŋkul cloud, fog, night, darkness; maŋkulam cloudiness, murkiness, obscuration, perturbation, confusion of mind, gloominess, gravity of countenance, dullness of the eyes, dimness of sight, uncertainty, doubtfulness, indistinctness, obscureness, paleness (as of colour)
Malayalam : maẓunnanē āka
Malayalam meaning : to grow blunt
Malayalam derivates : maŋŋuka to grow dim, wan, pale; maŋŋiram, maŋŋul dimness, fading light, cloudy sky; maŋku chaff, blighted ears
Kannada : maẓa
Kannada meaning : dimness
Kannada derivates : maẓal the eyes to become dim; maẓgu to grow dim or faint, disappear or perish; maẓgisu to cause to disappear, cause to perish, destroy; maggu to grow wan or sallow, become pale, grow faint or dim as gold, vanish away, disappear as colour, grow dirty, rusty or mouldy, perish, die away, become strengthless as a horse, vanish, disappear as a person; maggisu to cause to vanish; maka state of being not bright or dim; maŋku dimness, want of lustre, obscurity of intellectual perception, confusion of mind, silliness, stupidity, stubborness; maŋkutana confused, stupid, silly behaviour; mañju dimness of sight, obscurity (of intellectual perception)
Tulu : margụ
Tulu meaning : dead
Tulu derivates : margụ āpini to die; maŋka, maŋku dullness, stupidity
Number in DED : 4750
