Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūnkūc-

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

*mūnkūc-

mongoose

Descendants

South:
- Tulu: ಮುಂಗಿಲಿ (muṅgili)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮುಂಗುಸಿ (muṅgusi)
  - Tamil-Malayalam
    - Tamil: மூங்கா (mūṅkā)
    - Malayalam: മൂങ്ങ (mūṅṅa)
South-Central:
- Telugu: ముంగిస (muṅgisa)
- Gondi: మున్గుస్ (mungus)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: [script needed] (muŋgi)
  - Kuvi: [script needed] (muŋgi orli)
Central:
- Kolami: मुङ्गुस् (muṅgus), ముఙ్గుస్ (muṅgus)

References

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