Proto-South Dravidian : *mut_-
Meaning : to surround, besiege
Tamil : mur_r_u (mur_r_i-)
Tamil meaning : to surround, besiege, blockade; n. siege
Tamil derivates : mur_r_ukai blockade, siege, surrounding; distress, want; mur_r_al surrounding, encircling; mur_r_ikkai siege
Malayalam : mur_r_uka
Malayalam meaning : to be close, crowded
Kannada : muttu
Kannada meaning : to enclose, cover, settle upon (as flies, etc.), environ, encompass, surround, hem or shut in, besiege, drive into straits, attack, swarm or crowd together (as bees), throng
Kannada derivates : muttalu environing, surrounding; muttiga, muttige covering, surrounding, siege, blockade
Tulu : muttuni
Tulu meaning : to surround, besiege, hem in, encompass
Tulu derivates : mutti, muttigeĢ siege
Number in DED : 5018
