ഇരുപ്പ
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Malayalam
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *iruppay (“mahua tree”). Cognate with Tamil இருப்பை (iruppai) and Telugu ఇప్ప (ippa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ഇരുപ്പ • (iruppa)
- mahwa tree, butter tree (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia, syn. Bassia latifolia[1])
- Synonym: ഇലിപ്പ (ilippa)
References
[edit]- ^ Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇരുപ്പ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 111