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എലി

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eli (rat). Cognate with Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili), Kodava ಎಲಿ (eli), Gondi యెల్లి (yelli), Tamil எலி (eli), Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli), Telugu ఎలుక (eluka) and Brahui اَل (al).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eli/
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Noun

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എലി (eli)

A brown rat
  1. rat

Declension

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Declension of എലി
Singular Plural
Nominative എലി (eli) എലികൾ (elikaḷ)
Vocative എലീ (elī) എലികളേ (elikaḷē)
Accusative എലിയെ (eliye) എലികളെ (elikaḷe)
Dative എലിയ്ക്ക് (eliykkŭ) എലികൾക്ക് (elikaḷkkŭ)
Genitive എലിയുടെ (eliyuṭe) എലികളുടെ (elikaḷuṭe)
Locative എലിയിൽ (eliyil) എലികളിൽ (elikaḷil)
Sociative എലിയോട് (eliyōṭŭ) എലികളോട് (elikaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental എലിയാൽ (eliyāl) എലികളാൽ (elikaḷāl)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “എലി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “എലി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books