Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maṯV-
Proto-Dravidian
Verb
*maṯV-
- to forget, being hidden, obscure
Descendants
- Tamil: மற (maṟa), மறை (maṟai), மறக்க (maṟakka), மறதி (maṟati)
- Malayalam: മറയുക (maṟayuka), മറക്കുക (maṟakkuka), മറവി (maṟavi)
- Kannada: ಮರೆಮಾಡು (maremāḍu), ಮರೆತೆ (marete), ಮರೆವು (marevu)
- Telugu: మరచు (maracu), మరచిపోవు (maracipōvu)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maṟai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.