എണ്ണ
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An assortment of different types of oil
See also: എന്ന
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ-ney which inturn is from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ (“sesame”) + Proto-Dravidian *ney (“oil, ghee”), meaning sesame oil after undergoing a semantic generalisation at the Proto-South Dravidian stage. Cognate with Kannada ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe) and Tamil எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey). Equivalent to എൾ (eḷ, “sesame”) + നെയ് (neyŭ, “fat, oil, ghee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
എണ്ണ • (eṇṇa)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | എണ്ണ (eṇṇa) | എണ്ണകൾ (eṇṇakaḷ) |
| vocative | എണ്ണേ (eṇṇē) | എണ്ണകളേ (eṇṇakaḷē) |
| accusative | എണ്ണയെ (eṇṇaye) | എണ്ണകളെ (eṇṇakaḷe) |
| dative | എണ്ണയ്ക്ക് (eṇṇaykkŭ) | എണ്ണകൾക്ക് (eṇṇakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | എണ്ണയുടെ (eṇṇayuṭe) | എണ്ണകളുടെ (eṇṇakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | എണ്ണയിൽ (eṇṇayil) | എണ്ണകളിൽ (eṇṇakaḷil) |
| sociative | എണ്ണയോട് (eṇṇayōṭŭ) | എണ്ണകളോട് (eṇṇakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | എണ്ണയാൽ (eṇṇayāl) | എണ്ണകളാൽ (eṇṇakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ആവണക്കെണ്ണ (āvaṇakkeṇṇa)
- എണ്ണക്കിണർ (eṇṇakkiṇaṟ)
- എണ്ണക്കുരു (eṇṇakkuru)
- എണ്ണക്കുരുടി (eṇṇakkuruṭi)
- എണ്ണച്ചക്ക് (eṇṇaccakkŭ)
- എണ്ണച്ചട്ടി (eṇṇaccaṭṭi)
- എണ്ണച്ചായം (eṇṇaccāyaṁ)
- എണ്ണച്ചോർച്ച (eṇṇaccōṟcca)
- എണ്ണത്തിമിംഗലം (eṇṇattimiṅgalaṁ)
- എണ്ണത്തുള്ളി (eṇṇattuḷḷi)
- എണ്ണപ്പന (eṇṇappana)
- എണ്ണപ്പാടം (eṇṇappāṭaṁ)
- എരുക്കെണ്ണ (erukkeṇṇa)
- എള്ളെണ്ണ (eḷḷeṇṇa)
- കടുകെണ്ണ (kaṭukeṇṇa)
- നല്ലെണ്ണ (nalleṇṇa)
- മണ്ണെണ്ണ (maṇṇeṇṇa)
- മയിലെണ്ണ (mayileṇṇa)
- മീനെണ്ണ (mīneṇṇa)
- വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ (veḷicceṇṇa)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “എണ്ണ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “എണ്ണ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/40066/