கேரளம்
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Tamil
Alternative forms
- கேரளா (kēraḷā)
Etymology
From Classical Tamil சேரளம் (cēraḷam, “Kingdom of the Cheras”), later morphed to the modern form கேரளம்.[1][2] Cognate with Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ). See Kerala on Wikipedia for more.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
கேரளம் • (kēraḷam)
Declension
| m-stem declension of கேரளம் (kēraḷam) (singular only) | ||
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| Nominative | கேரளம் kēraḷam |
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| Vocative | கேரளமே kēraḷamē |
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| Accusative | கேரளத்தை kēraḷattai |
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| Dative | கேரளத்துக்கு kēraḷattukku |
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| Genitive | கேரளத்துடைய kēraḷattuṭaiya |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | கேரளம் kēraḷam |
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| Vocative | கேரளமே kēraḷamē |
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| Accusative | கேரளத்தை kēraḷattai |
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| Dative | கேரளத்துக்கு kēraḷattukku |
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| Benefactive | கேரளத்துக்காக kēraḷattukkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | கேரளத்துடைய kēraḷattuṭaiya |
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| Genitive 2 | கேரளத்தின் kēraḷattiṉ |
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| Locative 1 | கேரளத்தில் kēraḷattil |
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| Locative 2 | கேரளத்திடம் kēraḷattiṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | கேரளத்தோடு kēraḷattōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | கேரளத்துடன் kēraḷattuṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | கேரளத்தால் kēraḷattāl |
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| Ablative | கேரளத்திலிருந்து kēraḷattiliruntu |
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References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “கேரளம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]