ഏലം
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Cardamom
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-. Cognate with Kannada ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam), Telugu ఏల (ēla), Tulu ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), Persian هل (hel), Sanskrit एला (elā) and Hindi इलायची (ilāycī).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഏലം • (ēlaṁ)
- cardamom plant.
Declension
| Declension of ഏലം | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഏലം (ēlaṁ) | ഏലങ്ങൾ (ēlaṅṅaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഏലമേ (ēlamē) | ഏലങ്ങളേ (ēlaṅṅaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഏലത്തെ (ēlatte) | ഏലങ്ങളെ (ēlaṅṅaḷe) |
| Dative | ഏലത്തിന് (ēlattinŭ) | ഏലങ്ങൾക്ക് (ēlaṅṅaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഏലത്തിന്റെ (ēlattinṟe) | ഏലങ്ങളുടെ (ēlaṅṅaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഏലത്തിൽ (ēlattil) | ഏലങ്ങളിൽ (ēlaṅṅaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഏലത്തിനോട് (ēlattinōṭŭ) | ഏലങ്ങളോട് (ēlaṅṅaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഏലത്താൽ (ēlattāl) | ഏലങ്ങളാൽ (ēlaṅṅaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ഏലത്തോട്ടം (ēlattōṭṭaṁ)
- ഏലയ്ക്ക (ēlaykka)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഏലം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഏലം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ēlam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/40554/