വെണ്ണ
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See also: വിണ്ണ്
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ney. Cognate with Kannada ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ (beṇṇe), Tamil வெண்ணெய் (veṇṇey) and Telugu వెన్న (venna). Equivalent to വെൺ (veṇ, “white”) + നെയ് (neyŭ, “fat, oil, ghee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
വെണ്ണ • (veṇṇa)
Declension
| Declension of വെണ്ണ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | വെണ്ണ (veṇṇa) | വെണ്ണകൾ (veṇṇakaḷ) |
| Vocative | വെണ്ണേ (veṇṇē) | വെണ്ണകളേ (veṇṇakaḷē) |
| Accusative | വെണ്ണയെ (veṇṇaye) | വെണ്ണകളെ (veṇṇakaḷe) |
| Dative | വെണ്ണയ്ക്ക് (veṇṇaykkŭ) | വെണ്ണകൾക്ക് (veṇṇakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | വെണ്ണയുടെ (veṇṇayuṭe) | വെണ്ണകളുടെ (veṇṇakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | വെണ്ണയിൽ (veṇṇayil) | വെണ്ണകളിൽ (veṇṇakaḷil) |
| Sociative | വെണ്ണയോട് (veṇṇayōṭŭ) | വെണ്ണകളോട് (veṇṇakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | വെണ്ണയാൽ (veṇṇayāl) | വെണ്ണകളാൽ (veṇṇakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- വെണ്ണക്കല്ല് (veṇṇakkallŭ)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “veṇ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വെണ്ണ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “veṇ-ṇey”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/77221/