ഇല്ലി
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Bambusa bambos
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Tamil இல்லி (illi).
Noun
ഇല്ലി • (illi)
- a variety of bamboo, Bambusa bambos.
- Synonym: കല്ലൻ മുള (kallaṉ muḷa)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada ಜಿಲ್ಲಿ (jilli), Tamil இல்லி (illi) and Telugu చిల్లి (cilli). Doublet of ചില്ലി (cilli).
Noun
ഇല്ലി • (illi)
- a tiny hole, as in a pitcher.
Declension
| Declension of ഇല്ലി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഇല്ലി (illi) | ഇല്ലികൾ (illikaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഇല്ലീ (illī) | ഇല്ലികളേ (illikaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഇല്ലിയെ (illiye) | ഇല്ലികളെ (illikaḷe) |
| Dative | ഇല്ലിയ്ക്ക് (illiykkŭ) | ഇല്ലികൾക്ക് (illikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഇല്ലിയുടെ (illiyuṭe) | ഇല്ലികളുടെ (illikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഇല്ലിയിൽ (illiyil) | ഇല്ലികളിൽ (illikaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഇല്ലിയോട് (illiyōṭŭ) | ഇല്ലികളോട് (illikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഇല്ലിയാൽ (illiyāl) | ഇല്ലികളാൽ (illikaḷāl) |
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇല്ലി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇല്ലി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “illi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37399/