Proto-South Dravidian : *mūḷ- (caus. *mūṭ-)
Meaning : to kindle
Tamil : mūḷ (mūḷv-, mūṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to kindle, catch fire, be kindled, stirred up (as anger)
Tamil derivates : mūṭci violent temper, rage; mūṭṭu (mūṭṭi-) to kindle (as a flame), stimulate (as a quarrel), stir up (as feelings); n. excitement, provocation; mūṭṭam fuel, bonfire; muḷi (-v-, -nt-) to dry, burn, be scorched, perish; mature, curdle; (-pp-, -tt-) to dry, become dried, be scorched; n. dryness, faded condition, that which is dry; muḷari firewood, sacrificial fuel, fire, firebrand, fever
Malayalam : mūṭṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to kindle, nourish (a fire), augment (a quarrel)
Malayalam derivates : mūṭṭam smoking out the mosquitoes; muḷi scorched or dry, the appearance of skin scalded and burst; muḷiyuka to be scorched, torn as skin
Notes : B&E rightly connect numbers 5048 and 4996; *mūḷ-/*mūṭ- and *muḷ-i- are definitely the same root.
Number in DED : 5048
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