കൊറി
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A sheep
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *koṯi (“sheep”). Cognate with Kannada ಕುರಿ (kuri, “sheep”), Kuvi ଗୋ˘ର୍ରି (gorri, “she-goat”), Kodava ಕೊರಿ (kori, “sheep”), Kolami గొర్య (gorya, “antelope, deer”), Tamil கொறி (koṟi, “sheep”), Telugu గొర్రె (gorre, “sheep”) and Tulu ಕುರಿ (kuri, “sheep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
കൊറി • (koṟi)
- sheep, woolly caprids belonging to the genus Ovis.
- Synonym: ചെമ്മരിയാട് (cemmariyāṭŭ)
Declension
| Declension of കൊറി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | കൊറി (koṟi) | കൊറികൾ (koṟikaḷ) |
| Vocative | കൊറീ (koṟī) | കൊറികളേ (koṟikaḷē) |
| Accusative | കൊറിയെ (koṟiye) | കൊറികളെ (koṟikaḷe) |
| Dative | കൊറിയ്ക്ക് (koṟiykkŭ) | കൊറികൾക്ക് (koṟikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | കൊറിയുടെ (koṟiyuṭe) | കൊറികളുടെ (koṟikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | കൊറിയിൽ (koṟiyil) | കൊറികളിൽ (koṟikaḷil) |
| Sociative | കൊറിയോട് (koṟiyōṭŭ) | കൊറികളോട് (koṟikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | കൊറിയാൽ (koṟiyāl) | കൊറികളാൽ (koṟikaḷāl) |
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കൊറി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “koṟi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/48007/