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Proto-South Dravidian : *mōg-
Meaning : to eat, drink
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : moci (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to eat
Tamil derivates : (?) māntu (mānti-) to eat, drink, experience, enjoy
Malayalam : mōkuka, (?) mōntuka
Malayalam meaning : to drink, sip
Malayalam derivates : mōyikka to give to sip; mōval a gulp
Notes : The root here is *mōg-, as evidenced by Tamil moci < *mōg-i-, and confirmed by external data. Therefore, Malayalam forms like mōyikka should be explained as due to a reinterpretation of the form mōkuka as *mō+k+uka. However, Mal. mōntuka, Tam. māntuka hardly belong here at all.
Number in DED : 5127
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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