ഇല
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Tea leaves
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- എല (ela) — colloquial
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *elay. Cognates with Kannada ಎಲೆ (ele), Old Kannada ಎಲೆ (ele), Tulu ಇರೆ (ire) and Tamil இலை (ilai).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഇല • (ila)
Declension
| Declension of ഇല | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഇല (ila) | ഇലകൾ (ilakaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഇലേ (ilē) | ഇലകളേ (ilakaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഇലയെ (ilaye) | ഇലകളെ (ilakaḷe) |
| Dative | ഇലയ്ക്ക് (ilaykkŭ) | ഇലകൾക്ക് (ilakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഇലയുടെ (ilayuṭe) | ഇലകളുടെ (ilakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഇലയിൽ (ilayil) | ഇലകളിൽ (ilakaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഇലയോട് (ilayōṭŭ) | ഇലകളോട് (ilakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഇലയാൽ (ilayāl) | ഇലകളാൽ (ilakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇല”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇല”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ilai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37359/