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Proto-South Dravidian : *māḍ-am
Meaning : storied house
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : māṭam
Tamil meaning : storied house, house, mansion, hall, hut
Tamil derivates : māṭi terrace; māḷikai palace, temple, mansion, house
Malayalam : māṭam
Malayalam meaning : house with an upper story
Malayalam derivates : māḷika an upper story; palace
Kannada : māḍa, māṭa, māḷa, māḷige
Kannada meaning : a large building, upstair house
Kannada derivates : māḍi upstair house, palace
Kodagu : māḍi
Kodagu meaning : upper story
Tulu : māḍụ
Tulu meaning : roof
Tulu derivates : māḍa shrine of a demon; māḷigè an upper story, a terraced roof; (B-K) māḷo a pandal-like erection with a platform to keep night-watch, usually in gardens and fields
Notes : The forms with -ḷ- are probably influenced by Indo-Arian forms (see B&E).
Number in DED : 4796
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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