καὶ τὰ χείλη προσάπτειν ἀλλήλοις

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `lip' (Poll. 2, 90; pl.).

Derivatives: μυλλ-αίνω, - ίζω (Phot., Suid.; Debrunner IF 21, 58 f.), μυλλάω in μεμύλληκε διέστραπται, συνέστραπται H. `distort the mouth, make mouths'. Also with intensive reduplication μοιμύλλειν θηλάζειν, ἐσθίειν. καὶ τὰ χείλη προσάπτειν ἀλλήλοις H. (Hippon., Com. Adesp.; cf. μοιμυάω s. μύω). Adj., prob. a backformation, μυλλός (cod. - ύ-) = καμπύλος, σκολιός, κυλλός, στρεβλός H., also Eust. 906, 54 (= `squint-eyed').

Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]X [probably]

Etymology: Like μῦθος(?), μυκάομαι from sound-imitating μῦ with expressive gemination of the λ-suffix (cf. Chantraine Form. 238 f.)? Beside it with single consonant Germ., e.g. OHG mūla f., MHG mūl n. ' Maul', (and also Skt. mū́la- n. `root'? as drinking organ of plants; Wackernagel BerlAkSb. 1918, 410f. a. KZ 59, 28 = Kl. Schriften 1, 329f. a. 348; but DELG notes that for Mayrhofer KEWA a Dravidian origin is not impossible). -- Further cf. μύω.

See also: Weiteres s. μύω.

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