എലി

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Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eli (rat). Cognate with Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili), Kodava ಎಲಿ (eli), Gondi యెల్లి (yelli), Tamil எலி (eli), Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli), Telugu ఎలుక (eluka) and Brahui اَل (al).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eli/
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Noun

എലി (eli)

A brown rat
  1. rat

Declension

Declension of എലി
Singular Plural
Nominative എലി (eli) എലികൾ (elikaḷ)
Vocative എലീ (elī) എലികളേ (elikaḷē)
Accusative എലിയെ (eliye) എലികളെ (elikaḷe)
Dative എലിയ്ക്ക് (eliykkŭ) എലികൾക്ക് (elikaḷkkŭ)
Genitive എലിയുടെ (eliyuṭe) എലികളുടെ (elikaḷuṭe)
Locative എലിയിൽ (eliyil) എലികളിൽ (elikaḷil)
Sociative എലിയോട് (eliyōṭŭ) എലികളോട് (elikaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental എലിയാൽ (eliyāl) എലികളാൽ (elikaḷāl)

Derived terms

References

  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “എലി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “എലി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books