Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūnṯu

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

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Cardinal: *mūnṯu     Adjectival: *muH

Etymology

Compound of *muH +‎ *nṯu.

Numeral

*mūnṯu

1. three

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannadoid:
      • Alu Kurumba: ಮೂರು (mūru)
      • Betta Kurumba: ಮೂಱು (mūṟu), [script needed] (muːntɨ)
      • Badaga: மூறு
      • Old Kannada: ಮೂಱು (mūṟu)
        • Kannada: ಮೂರು (mūru)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Irula-Muduga
        • Irula: மூன்று (mūṉṟu), മൂണ്, മൂന്ന്, മൂണു, മൂണെ, மூணு (mūṇu) — Dialectal
        • Muduga: മൂണു (mūṇu)
      • Kodava: ಮೂಂದು (mūndu)
      • Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀽𑀷𑁰𑀶𑀼 (mūṉṟu)
        • Malayalamoid:
          • Malavedan: മൂറു (mūṟu)
          • Malayalam: മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ)
          • Ravula: മൂന്റു (mūnṟu)
        • Tamiloid:
          • Eravallan: [script needed] (muːntɨ)
          • Mala Malasar: [script needed] (muːntɨ)
          • Malasar: மூந்நு, மூணு
          • Mannan: മൂണു (mūṇu)
          • Pattapu: మూదు
          • Tamil: மூன்று (mūṉṟu)
            • Spoken Tamil: மூணு (mūṇu)
  • Tulu: ಮೂಜಿ (mūji)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: మూంద్ (mūnd), మూండ్ (mūṇḍ), ముంద్ (mund), ముడు (muḍu)
  • Kui (India): ମୁଂଜି (muñji), ମୂଁ (mū̃), ମୂଂଜି (mūñji)
  • Old Telugu: మూన్ౚు (mūnṟ̄u), మూన్ఱు (mūnṟu), మూను (mūnu), మూణ్డు (mūṇḍu)
    • Telugu: మూడు (mūḍu)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: ମୂଁଦୁ, ମୂଁଦୁକ୍
    • Ollari: మూణు (mūṇu), మూండ్ (mūṇḍ), మూడుగ్ (mūḍug)
  • Kolami: मून्दिङ् (mūndiṅ)
  • Southeastern Kolami: मून्दिङ् (mūndiṅ)
  • → Nihali: मोठ, मोठॉ
• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: مُسہ, مُسِٹ (musiṭ)
  • Kurukh: मूंद (mūnd)

Derived terms

• *mū-war
  • Malayalam: മൂവർ (mūvaṟ)
  • Tamil: மூவர் (mūvar)

Unsorted forms

• Gondi: మూవిర్ (mūvir), మూవుర్ (mūvur)
• Kakkala: മൂമാച്ചി
• Kui (India): ମୁଃଆର୍ (muʔar)
• Malayalam: മൂന്നാം (mūnnāṁ), മൂന്നാൻ (mūnnāṉ)
• Tamil: மூன்றாம் (mūṉṟām), மூற்றை (mūṟṟai), மும்மை (mummai)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mūnṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India

• Varghese, Bijumon (2015) The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile‎^[2], SIL International