എലി
Appearance
Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]എലി • (eli)
Declension
[edit]Declension of എലി | ||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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