കിളി
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A small bird
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kiḷi (“parrot”). Cognate with Kannada ಗಿಳಿ (giḷi, “parrot”), Kodava ಗ್ಣಿ (gŭni, “parrot”), Kolami సిల్క (silka, “parrot”), Tamil கிளி (kiḷi, “parrot”), Tulu ಗಿಳಿ (giḷi, “parrot”), Telugu చిలుక (ciluka, “parrot”) and Sanskrit कीर (kīra, “parrot”). Underwent semantic shift to mean "any small bird" in Malayalam.
Pronunciation
Noun
കിളി • (kiḷi)
- Any small bird.
- (dated) parrot; Any of the various frugivorous birds in the order Psittaciformes.
- Synonym: തത്ത (tatta)
- A person employed as a helper in a bus, assistant to bus conductor.
Declension
| Declension of കിളി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | കിളി (kiḷi) | കിളികൾ (kiḷikaḷ) |
| Vocative | കിളീ (kiḷī) | കിളികളേ (kiḷikaḷē) |
| Accusative | കിളിയെ (kiḷiye) | കിളികളെ (kiḷikaḷe) |
| Dative | കിളിയ്ക്ക് (kiḷiykkŭ) | കിളികൾക്ക് (kiḷikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | കിളിയുടെ (kiḷiyuṭe) | കിളികളുടെ (kiḷikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | കിളിയിൽ (kiḷiyil) | കിളികളിൽ (kiḷikaḷil) |
| Sociative | കിളിയോട് (kiḷiyōṭŭ) | കിളികളോട് (kiḷikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | കിളിയാൽ (kiḷiyāl) | കിളികളാൽ (kiḷikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ഓണക്കിളി (ōṇakkiḷi)
- കിളിക്കൂട് (kiḷikkūṭŭ)
- കിളിച്ചുണ്ടൻ (kiḷiccuṇṭaṉ)
- കിളിപ്പാട്ട് (kiḷippāṭṭŭ)
- കിളിപ്പേട (kiḷippēṭa)
- കിളിവാതിൽ (kiḷivātil)
- തേൻകിളി (tēṉkiḷi)
- പൈങ്കിളി (paiṅkiḷi)
- വെട്ടുകിളി (veṭṭukiḷi)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കിളി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കിളി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kiḷi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/45193/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF