Proto-South Dravidian : *măn-ai
Meaning : house
Tamil : man_ai
Tamil meaning : house, dwelling, mansion, house-site, a land measure, wife, family, household, domestic life
Tamil derivates : man_aiyāḷ, man_aiyōḷ wife; man_aivi wife, heroine of a pastoral or agricultural tract, female owner or resident of a house
Malayalam : mana
Malayalam meaning : house; brahman's wife
Kannada : mane
Kannada meaning : habitation, abode, house, apartment, room
Kannada derivates : manetana, mantana household, household life; manetanasta householder, a worthy, honourable man
Kodagu : mane
Kodagu meaning : house
Kodagu derivates : manekārë man of a house
Tulu : manè
Tulu meaning : house, home
Tulu derivates : manetana household
Notes : Possibly a derivative of *man- 'to live; to be'.
Number in DED : 4776
