മൂട്ട
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A bedbug
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil மூட்டை (mūṭṭai). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
മൂട്ട • (mūṭṭa)
- bedbug; Cimex lectularius, a small nocturnal blood-sucking insect in the family Cimicidae.
Declension
| Declension of മൂട്ട | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | മൂട്ട (mūṭṭa) | മൂട്ടകൾ (mūṭṭakaḷ) |
| Vocative | മൂട്ടേ (mūṭṭē) | മൂട്ടകളേ (mūṭṭakaḷē) |
| Accusative | മൂട്ടയെ (mūṭṭaye) | മൂട്ടകളെ (mūṭṭakaḷe) |
| Dative | മൂട്ടയ്ക്ക് (mūṭṭaykkŭ) | മൂട്ടകൾക്ക് (mūṭṭakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | മൂട്ടയുടെ (mūṭṭayuṭe) | മൂട്ടകളുടെ (mūṭṭakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | മൂട്ടയിൽ (mūṭṭayil) | മൂട്ടകളിൽ (mūṭṭakaḷil) |
| Sociative | മൂട്ടയോട് (mūṭṭayōṭŭ) | മൂട്ടകളോട് (mūṭṭakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | മൂട്ടയാൽ (mūṭṭayāl) | മൂട്ടകളാൽ (mūṭṭakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- മൂട്ടകടി (mūṭṭakaṭi)
- മൂട്ടശല്യം (mūṭṭaśalyaṁ)
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മൂട്ട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mūṭṭai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/70592/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F