Proto-South Dravidian : *moṭ-
Meaning : flower-bud
Tamil : moṭṭu
Tamil meaning : tender flower-bud; rounded top of a car
Tamil derivates : moṭṭi (-pp-, -tt-) to close like a bud, bud, shoot forth buds
Malayalam : moṭṭu
Malayalam meaning : flower-bud, nipple, bud-like, the blunt end, pommel
Miscellaneous : KOR miṭṭe (O) tender bud, (T) flower-bud
Notes : Tamil moṭṭi is obviously a new formation.
Number in DED : 5113
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