DEDR entry 5086


    PDr.
        *mē- above, high
        *mē-l above, high
        *mēl the high place, west
        *mēṯ-kk- the high place, west
    Tamil
         excellence
        mēkku height, high place, superiority; west
        mē-taku to be eminent
        mē-takai excellence, eminence, greatness
        mē-takavu excellence, eminence, greatness
        mēntalai eminence, excellence
        mēm-paṭu to rise high, be great
        mēl that which is over or above, extra; sky, west, head, leadership, superiority, excellence; that which comes after; more, more than; before, previously
        mēlimai excellence
        mēlukku on the outer side, extremity
        mēlai upper, western, etc
        mēlōr those who are seated high, as on horses; the great, those of superior rank or caste
        mēṟku west
        mēṉmai greatness, eminence, excellence, dignity, superiority
        micai and 5091
        mēṭṭi DED(S, N) 4173
    Malayalam
         over
        mēn what is above, superiority, excellence
        mēnavan a superior (title of Sūdra writers)
        mēṅkai authority
        mēnma excellence, superiority
        mēl what is above, surface
        mēlan a superior
        mēlavan a superior
        mēlē upwards
        mērkku westward
    Kota
        mē mūl higher place, up, western side
        mē cīm western part of Nilgiris
        mē kay upper arm
        mē kī upper arm
        mēŋ gaṇ eyes turned up in death
        mēkī- (mēkaṛt-) to get up (cf. 1109 Ta.kaṭa); me·kaṛc- (me·kaṛc-)to make to get up
    Toda
        mēl up, high (in songs)
        mētal upper border of waistcloth
        mētïṇ sleeping platform on right side of house
        mēlpāw upstream
        -mil upon, on, over; concerning, about; (one) after/upon (another)
    Kannada
         that which is above, etc
        mēgu (obl. mēgaṇ-) the upper side, surface, etc
        mēge the upper side, surface, etc
        mēgana upwardly
        mēṃ- upper
        mēṇ what is above; upwards, further, and, besides
        mēl(u) that which is above, the top, upper part, surface, that which is high, high, superior, lofty, that which is good or excellent, that which is to come, future, afterwards
        mēla that which is above, the top, upper part, surface, that which is high, high, superior, lofty, that which is good or excellent, that which is to come, future, afterwards
        mēle that which is above, the top, upper part, surface, that which is high, high, superior, lofty, that which is good or excellent, that which is to come, future, afterwards
        mēludu upper garment
    Kodagu
        mē māḍi top story
        mēŋ gay back of hand
        mēŋ gālï top part of foot
        meppuṇi higher level in a field (cf. 1619kïppuṇiand 4269 Ka.huṇi)
    Tulu
        mēlů upper part of anything; superiority, excellence; futurity; upper, higher, superior, future; afterwards
        mēlāra superficial, upper
    Telugu
        mēli fine, beautiful, excellent
        mēlimi fineness, excellence, pure gold
        mēlu prosperity, happiness, good fortune, good, advantage; excellent, superior, better, higher, upper, lying above
        mēlu-konu to wake up, get up.
    Gondi-Maria
        mēlo bad
    Gondi
        melo taboo (of places, actions, relatives) (Voc. 2967)
    Koya
        mēlta good
    Brahui
         up, over, on (only as a verbal prefix, e.g.bē-haṛsingto turn over, upset,bē-xallingto steal); (Krishnamurti 1969, p. 73)