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^[1], page 192