ஞமலி

Tamil

Alternative forms

• ஞெமலி (ñemali)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɲamali/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñamVl. Cognate with Kannada ನವಿಲು (navilu), Kolami నమ్లి (namli), Telugu నెమలి (nemali), నమలి (namali).

Noun

ஞமலி • (ñamali) (archaic, literary)

1. peacock

   Synonyms: மயில் (mayil), (archaic) மயூரம் (mayūram)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ஞமலி • (ñamali)

1. dog

   கூருகிர் ஞமலி ― kūrukir ñamali ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)(பட்டினப். 140)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:நாய்

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ஞமலி • (ñamali)

1. toddy

   Synonym: கள் (kaḷ)

Declension

i-stem declension of ஞமலி (ñamali)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ஞமலி ñamali	ஞமலிகள் ñamalikaḷ
Vocative	ஞமலியே ñamaliyē	ஞமலிகளே ñamalikaḷē
Accusative	ஞமலியை ñamaliyai	ஞமலிகளை ñamalikaḷai
Dative	ஞமலிக்கு ñamalikku	ஞமலிகளுக்கு ñamalikaḷukku
Genitive	ஞமலியுடைய ñamaliyuṭaiya	ஞமலிகளுடைய ñamalikaḷuṭaiya
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ஞமலி ñamali	ஞமலிகள் ñamalikaḷ
Vocative	ஞமலியே ñamaliyē	ஞமலிகளே ñamalikaḷē
Accusative	ஞமலியை ñamaliyai	ஞமலிகளை ñamalikaḷai
Dative	ஞமலிக்கு ñamalikku	ஞமலிகளுக்கு ñamalikaḷukku
Benefactive	ஞமலிக்காக ñamalikkāka	ஞமலிகளுக்காக ñamalikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1	ஞமலியுடைய ñamaliyuṭaiya	ஞமலிகளுடைய ñamalikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2	ஞமலியின் ñamaliyiṉ	ஞமலிகளின் ñamalikaḷiṉ
Locative 1	ஞமலியில் ñamaliyil	ஞமலிகளில் ñamalikaḷil
Locative 2	ஞமலியிடம் ñamaliyiṭam	ஞமலிகளிடம் ñamalikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1	ஞமலியோடு ñamaliyōṭu	ஞமலிகளோடு ñamalikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2	ஞமலியுடன் ñamaliyuṭaṉ	ஞமலிகளுடன் ñamalikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental	ஞமலியால் ñamaliyāl	ஞமலிகளால் ñamalikaḷāl
Ablative	ஞமலியிலிருந்து ñamaliyiliruntu	ஞமலிகளிலிருந்து ñamalikaḷiliruntu

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஞமலி”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]