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Malayalam
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi). Cognate with Tamil மணி (maṇi), Kannada ಮಣಿ (maṇi), and Telugu మణి (maṇi).
Noun
മണി • (maṇi)
- bell
- o'clock
ഇപ്പോൾ നാല് മണി ആയി- ippōḷ nālŭ maṇi āyi
- Now its four o'clock
- jewel
- iris
- Synonym: കൃഷ്ണമണി (kr̥ṣṇamaṇi)
- penis
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English money.
Noun
മണി • (maṇi)
- money