Proto-South Dravidian : *minḍ-
Meaning : strong
Tamil : miṭal, miṭan_
Tamil meaning : strength
Tamil derivates : miṭukku strength, pride, stiffness of manners; miṭukkan_ strong, powerful man; rough, coarse person; proud, conceited man; miṇṭu (miṇṭi-) to be hard, be exultant, vain, join battle, talk harshly or arrogantly; n. strength, bravery, courage; fault, crime, mischief; vulgar talk, vulgarity, presumptuous speech
Malayalam : miṭama
Malayalam meaning : valour, prowess, skill
Malayalam derivates : miṭaman valorous; miṭukku, miṭukkam strength, activity; dexterity; miṭukkan resolute, active, clever; miṭukkuka to insist, urge on
Kannada : miḍuku
Kannada meaning : to become conscious, grow animated or quickened, become lively or vigorous, be alive; move (tr.), urge on, push; n. setting in motion, animation, life, liveliness, activity, sprightliness, vigour, strength, valour
Kannada derivates : miṇḍa man of high position, hero, somebody or something that is above or beyond another's reach, beyond his faculties or out of his power; mīṭu, mīṇṭu eminence, greatness, superiority, excellency, excess, beauty, niceness
Notes : Regular development *-nḍ- > *-ḍ- after weak vowels. Kannada mīṭu, mīṇṭu are secondary and unclear.
Number in DED : 4846
