முளரி

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Tamil

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from either முளை (muḷai, “to sprout”)[1] or முள் (muḷ, “thorn”),[2][3] from Proto-Dravidian *muḷ (“thorn”). Likely cognate with Sanskrit मुलाली (mulālī́, “lotus”), Pali muḷāla, muḷālī (“lotus root”).[4]

Pronunciation

Noun

முளரி • (muḷari)[3]

  1. lotus
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:தாமரை
  2. ten million crores
  3. Brahma's world
  4. bramble
  5. jungle
  6. thorny twig used by birds in building nests
  7. firewood
  8. sacrificial wood
  9. fire
  10. firebrand
  11. fever
  12. subtlety

Descendants

  • → English: murali

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “muḷai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “muḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 University of Madras (1924–1936) “முளரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “mulālī́-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag
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