Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mun

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

Adjective

*mun

previous, before, front
Antonym: *pin

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Dravidian root *mun (1 c, 0 e)

*mun-nāḷ (“day before yesterday”)
- Tamil: முன்னாள் (muṉṉāḷ)

Descendants

Tamil: முன் (muṉ)
Malayalam: മുൻ (muṉ)
Telugu: మును (munu)
Kota (India): [script needed] (mun, “front, fore”), [script needed] (mu, “front, fore”)

Unsorted forms

Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu), முந்து (muntu), முனை (muṉai), முதல் (mutal), முன்னால் (muṉṉāl), முன்னாள் (muṉṉāḷ), >? முகம் (mukam, “face”)
Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ), മുന്നോട്ട് (munnōṭṭŭ), >? മുകം (mukaṁ, “face”)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “mun”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.