Proto-South Dravidian : *mās-
Meaning : black
Tamil : mā
Tamil meaning : black
Tamil derivates : māmai blackness; māci cloud; mācu darkness, cloud; māyam blackness; māyavan_ Vishṇu; māyavaḷ woman of dark complexion, Durgā; māyan_ dark-complexioned, Vishṇu; māyōḷ dark-coloured woman, woman of dark brown colour; māyōn_ dark-coloured person, Vishṇu; (?) māl blackness, black, cloud, Vishṇu; mālai evening, night, midnight, darkness
Malayalam : (?) māl
Malayalam meaning : black
Malayalam derivates : māla night, darkness
Kannada : māsu
Kannada meaning : to grow dim, be obscured, fade, become dusky, grey or black
Kannada derivates : māsara a dusky colour
Tulu : mākariyuni
Tulu meaning : to become black
Tulu derivates : māŋka darkness; māsuni to fade, lose colour
Notes : Tam., Mal. māl 'black' may not belong here.
Number in DED : 4781
