കരടി
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Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಕರಡಿ (karaḍi), Tamil கரடி (karaṭi), Tulu ಕರಡಿ (karaḍi) and Telugu కరటి (karaṭi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
കരടി • (karaṭi)
Declension
| Declension of കരടി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | കരടി (karaṭi) | കരടികൾ (karaṭikaḷ) |
| Vocative | കരടീ (karaṭī) | കരടികളേ (karaṭikaḷē) |
| Accusative | കരടിയെ (karaṭiye) | കരടികളെ (karaṭikaḷe) |
| Dative | കരടിയ്ക്ക് (karaṭiykkŭ) | കരടികൾക്ക് (karaṭikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | കരടിയുടെ (karaṭiyuṭe) | കരടികളുടെ (karaṭikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | കരടിയിൽ (karaṭiyil) | കരടികളിൽ (karaṭikaḷil) |
| Sociative | കരടിയോട് (karaṭiyōṭŭ) | കരടികളോട് (karaṭikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | കരടിയാൽ (karaṭiyāl) | കരടികളാൽ (karaṭikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ആൾക്കരടി (āḷkkaraṭi)
- കരടിനെയ്യ് (karaṭineyyŭ)
- കരിങ്കരടി (kariṅkaraṭi)
- മഞ്ഞുകരടി (maññukaraṭi)
- ഹിമകരടി (himakaraṭi)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കരടി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കരടി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books