Proto-South Dravidian : *māḷ-
Meaning : to die, perish; to cease
Tamil : māḷ (māḷv-, māṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to die, perish, be exhausted, expended or finished
Tamil derivates : māṭṭu (māṭṭi-) to kill, destroy, remove, cause to disappear; māṇṭār the dead; maṭku (maṭki-) to be dim, deprived of lustre, glory, or brilliance, lose strength, be destroyed
Kannada : māṇ
Kannada meaning : to stop, cease, subside, be laid aside, be got rid of, be checked or repressed, desist from, cease from, give over
Kannada derivates : māḷ to cease, etc.
Tulu : māṇāvuni, mānāvuni
Tulu meaning : to lessen, decrease, abate
Notes : Kannada and Tulu forms are derived by analogy with the past stem (*mānḍ-).
Number in DED : 4831
