ഇഴ
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Strands of a thread
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓ. Cognate with Kannada ಎಳೆ (eḷe), Tamil இழை (iḻai), Tulu ಇಳೆ (iḷe).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഇഴ • (iḻa)
- strand, each of the fibres which are twisted to make a thread.
- individual length of any fine thread-like substance such as hair - hairstrands.
Declension
| Declension of ഇഴ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഇഴ (iḻa) | ഇഴകൾ (iḻakaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഇഴേ (iḻē) | ഇഴകളേ (iḻakaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഇഴയെ (iḻaye) | ഇഴകളെ (iḻakaḷe) |
| Dative | ഇഴയ്ക്ക് (iḻaykkŭ) | ഇഴകൾക്ക് (iḻakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഇഴയുടെ (iḻayuṭe) | ഇഴകളുടെ (iḻakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഇഴയിൽ (iḻayil) | ഇഴകളിൽ (iḻakaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഇഴയോട് (iḻayōṭŭ) | ഇഴകളോട് (iḻakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഇഴയാൽ (iḻayāl) | ഇഴകളാൽ (iḻakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇഴ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇഴ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ir̤ai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37501