மொஜலெ

Irula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mocVḷ. Cognate with Kodava ಮೊಸಳೆ (mosaḷe), Kolami మొసెలి (moseli), Kannada ಮೊಸಳೆ (mosaḷe), Malayalam മുതല (mutala), Tamil முதலை (mutalai), Telugu మొసలి (mosali) and Tulu ಮೊದಳೆ್ (modaḷæ). Compare Sanskrit मुसली (musalī), likely a Dravidian borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mod͡ʒəle/

Noun

மொஜலெ (mojale)

  1. crocodile

References
  • Monisha R. (2022) Phonological comparison of select words of the Aalu Kurumba and Irula languages of the Nilgiris‎, page 192
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