ഞണ്ട്
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A freshwater crab
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- നളിര് (naḷiṟ)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yaṇṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಏಡಿ (ēḍi), Kodava ಞಂಡು (ñaṇḍu) Tamil நண்டு (naṇṭu), Telugu ఎండ్రకాయ (eṇḍrakāya) and Tulu ದೆಂಜಿ (deñji).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഞണ്ട് • (ñaṇṭŭ)
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- crab, a crustacean belonging to the infraorder Brachyura with a carapace and five pairs of legs, two of which serve as claws.
- meat of a crab served as food.
Declension
| Declension of ഞണ്ട് | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഞണ്ട് (ñaṇṭŭ) | ഞണ്ടുകൾ (ñaṇṭukaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഞണ്ടേ (ñaṇṭē) | ഞണ്ടുകളേ (ñaṇṭukaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഞണ്ടിനെ (ñaṇṭine) | ഞണ്ടുകളെ (ñaṇṭukaḷe) |
| Dative | ഞണ്ടിന് (ñaṇṭinŭ) | ഞണ്ടുകൾക്ക് (ñaṇṭukaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഞണ്ടിന്റെ (ñaṇṭinṟe) | ഞണ്ടുകളുടെ (ñaṇṭukaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഞണ്ടിൽ (ñaṇṭil) | ഞണ്ടുകളിൽ (ñaṇṭukaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഞണ്ടിനോട് (ñaṇṭinōṭŭ) | ഞണ്ടുകളോട് (ñaṇṭukaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഞണ്ടിനാൽ (ñaṇṭināl) | ഞണ്ടുകളാൽ (ñaṇṭukaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ആറ്റുഞണ്ട് (āṟṟuñaṇṭŭ)
- കരഞണ്ട് (karañaṇṭŭ)
- ഞണ്ടുകൃഷി (ñaṇṭukr̥ṣi)
- ഞണ്ടുണ്ണി (ñaṇṭuṇṇi)
- പുഴഞണ്ട് (puḻañaṇṭŭ)
See also
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഞണ്ടു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഞണ്ട്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ñaṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Kailash Nath (2019) “ഞണ്ട്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/54006/