ഞാൺ

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Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ñĀṇ. Cognate with Kannada ನೇಣು (nēṇu), Tamil ஞாண் (ñāṇ) and Tulu ನೇಣು (nēṇu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲaːɳ/
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Noun

ഞാൺ (ñāṇ)

A bow with bowstring
  1. bowstring
  2. string
  3. string of a musical instrument
  4. sacred thread worn on waist, etc. അരഞ്ഞാണം (araññāṇaṁ)
  5. bridle string

Declension

Declension of ഞാൺ
Singular Plural
Nominative ഞാൺ (ñāṇ) ഞാണുകൾ (ñāṇukaḷ)
Vocative ഞാണേ (ñāṇē) ഞാണുകളേ (ñāṇukaḷē)
Accusative ഞാണിനെ (ñāṇine) ഞാണുകളെ (ñāṇukaḷe)
Dative ഞാണിന് (ñāṇinŭ) ഞാണുകൾക്ക് (ñāṇukaḷkkŭ)
Genitive ഞാണിന്റെ (ñāṇinṟe) ഞാണുകളുടെ (ñāṇukaḷuṭe)
Locative ഞാണിൽ (ñāṇil) ഞാണുകളിൽ (ñāṇukaḷil)
Sociative ഞാണിനോട് (ñāṇinōṭŭ) ഞാണുകളോട് (ñāṇukaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental ഞാണിനാൽ (ñāṇināl) ഞാണുകളാൽ (ñāṇukaḷāl)

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See also

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഞാൺ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books

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