ഇര

See also: അര, അരി, ഉര, and ഉരി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• എര (era)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎర (era) and Brahui اِرَغ (iraġ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɾɐ/

Noun

ഇര • (ira)

A kingfisher with it's prey

1. prey, food for animals.
2. victim.

Derived terms

• ഇരപിടിയൻ (irapiṭiyaṉ)
• ഇരയാക്കുക (irayākkuka)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎఱ (eṟa) and Tulu ಎರು (eru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɾɐ/

Noun

ഇര • (ira)

bait

1. worm, usually those that infect the intestines.

   Synonym: വിര (vira)

2. bait, objects used to lure fish and other animals in order to catch them.

Derived terms

• ഇരകടി (irakaṭi)
• ഇരമാന്തം (iramāntaṁ)
• ഇരയിയിളക്കം (irayiyiḷakkaṁ)
• മണ്ണിര (maṇṇira)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “irai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37289/