Proto-South Dravidian : *monḍ-
Meaning : blunt; maimed, deficient
Tamil : moṇṭi
Tamil meaning : lame person
Tamil derivates : moṭṭai bluntness (as of a knife); imperfection, incompleteness; moṇṇai, maṇṇai bluntness
Kannada : moṇḍa, moṇḍu, moṇḍe
Kannada meaning : blunt, maimed, deficient
Kannada derivates : (Hav.) mōṇṭu to bend; n. lameness; mōṇṭã lame man; fem. mōṇṭi
Tulu : moṇḍu
Tulu meaning : blunt
Tulu derivates : mōṇṭụ lameness, crookedness; lame, maimed, crooked
Notes : It is unclear if Kan., Tulu mōṇṭu have to be traced to a separate root
*mōṇṭ-; if so, Tamil forms like moṭṭai, moṇṇai should probably
be considered as descended from roots with weak clusters.
Cf. also the following forms: Ta. moṇṭu refractoriness, unruliness,
annoyance, worry; moṇṭi, moṇṭukkāran_ refractory man; Kannada
moṇḍu, moṇḍutana stupid obstinacy, esp. in demanding or dunning.
These forms are joined by B&E with *mur- 'rough, rude', but this is hardly possible.
Number in DED : 5114
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