എള്ള്
Appearance
See also: അള്ള്
Malayalam
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- എൾ (eḷ)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu), Tamil எள் (eḷ) and Tulu ಎಣ್ಮೆ (eṇme).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]എള്ള് • (eḷḷŭ)
- sesame, Sesamum indicum, a plant bearing small black seeds used as food and as a souce of oil
- Synonym: നൂവ് (nūvŭ)
Declension
[edit]Declension of എള്ള് | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ) | എള്ളുകൾ (eḷḷukaḷ) |
Vocative | എള്ളേ (eḷḷē) | എള്ളുകളേ (eḷḷukaḷē) |
Accusative | എള്ളിനെ (eḷḷine) | എള്ളുകളെ (eḷḷukaḷe) |
Dative | എള്ളിന് (eḷḷinŭ) | എള്ളുകൾക്ക് (eḷḷukaḷkkŭ) |
Genitive | എള്ളിന്റെ (eḷḷinṟe) | എള്ളുകളുടെ (eḷḷukaḷuṭe) |
Locative | എള്ളിൽ (eḷḷil) | എള്ളുകളിൽ (eḷḷukaḷil) |
Sociative | എള്ളിനോട് (eḷḷinōṭŭ) | എള്ളുകളോട് (eḷḷukaḷōṭŭ) |
Instrumental | എള്ളിനാൽ (eḷḷināl) | എള്ളുകളാൽ (eḷḷukaḷāl) |
Derivatives
[edit]References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “എള്ളു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “എള്ള്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eḷ, eṇ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/40273/