മീൻ

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Malayalam

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A fish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːn/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mīn. Cognate with Kannada ಮೀನು (mīnu), Tamil மீன் (mīṉ), Tulu ಮೀನ್ (mīnŭ) and Sanskrit मीन (mīna), a Dravidian borrowing. Doublet of മീനം (mīnaṁ).

Alternative forms

Noun

മീൻ (mīṉ)

  1. an aquatic animal; commonly just fish
    Synonyms: മത്സ്യം (matsyaṁ), ഝഷം (jhaṣaṁ), കേവർത്തം (kēvaṟttaṁ), കന്നൽ (kannal)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *miHn. Cognate with Tamil மீன் (mīṉ).

Noun

മീൻ (mīṉ)

  1. (archaic) star
    Synonyms: നക്ഷത്രം (nakṣatraṁ), താരം (tāraṁ), താരകം (tārakaṁ), വാനമീന് (vānamīṉ)
Declension
Declension of മീൻ
Singular Plural
Nominative മീൻ (mīṉ) മീനുകൾ (mīnukaḷ)
Vocative മീനേ (mīnē) മീനുകളേ (mīnukaḷē)
Accusative മീനിനെ (mīnine) മീനുകളെ (mīnukaḷe)
Dative മീനിന് (mīninŭ) മീനുകൾക്ക് (mīnukaḷkkŭ)
Genitive മീനിന്റെ (mīninṟe) മീനുകളുടെ (mīnukaḷuṭe)
Locative മീനിൽ (mīnil) മീനുകളിൽ (mīnukaḷil)
Sociative മീനിനോട് (mīninōṭŭ) മീനുകളോട് (mīnukaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental മീനിനാൽ (mīnināl) മീനുകളാൽ (mīnukaḷāl)
Derived terms

References

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