Proto-South Dravidian : *mas-i
Meaning : black; dirt; pigment
Tamil : mai
Tamil meaning : collyrium for the eye, ink, ink-paste, black pigment, black, blackness, darkness, spot as of moon, blemish, dark cloud; fault, sin; dirt
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to become black, be dim; maippu black, blackness
Malayalam : mai
Malayalam meaning : blackness, antimony
Kannada : masi
Kannada meaning : dirt, impurity, the black of culinary vessels, soot, lamp-black, black colour, blackness, ink, antimony
Kodagu : masi
Kodagu meaning : charcoal
Tulu : maji
Tulu meaning : coal, black powder, ink
Tulu derivates : maiyi a kind of collyrium; maivaripuni to paint the eyes with antimony or collyrium; maipè, maippè a black or dark-coloured fowl
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) majji soot
Number in DED : 5101
