Proto-South Dravidian : *māl-
Meaning : to bend, lean, incline
Tamil : māl, mālpu
Tamil meaning : bamboo ladder
Kannada : mālu
Kannada meaning : to bend
Kannada derivates : māla, mālu sloping, slanting, slope, descent; mālisu to look obliquely, turn the eye and cast a look from the corner, bend to one side (as a post, etc.), behold for a long time
Tulu : māluni
Tulu meaning : to lean, incline, reel, stagger, totter
Tulu derivates : mālāvuni to make lean or incline, cause to lean; malave man with squint eyes; maleyuni, malevuni to frown, scowl, stare
Number in DED : 4825
