Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mā

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*mā[1]

  1. animal, beast, deer

Derived terms

  • *mā-n
    • Tamil: மான் (māṉ)
    • Malayalam: മാൻ (māṉ)

Descendants

  • Tamil: மா (mā)
  • Telugu: మావు (māvu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
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