ചാഴി
Malayalam
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Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to ചാട (cāṭa, “empty grain husk”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ചാഴി • (cāḻi)
- rice ear bug; Leptocorisa oratoria
- any member of the genus Leptocorisa
- empty grain husk; blighted corn
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ചാഴി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ചാഴി (cāḻi) | ചാഴികൾ (cāḻikaḷ) |
| Vocative | ചാഴീ (cāḻī) | ചാഴികളേ (cāḻikaḷē) |
| Accusative | ചാഴിയെ (cāḻiye) | ചാഴികളെ (cāḻikaḷe) |
| Dative | ചാഴിയ്ക്ക് (cāḻiykkŭ) | ചാഴികൾക്ക് (cāḻikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ചാഴിയുടെ (cāḻiyuṭe) | ചാഴികളുടെ (cāḻikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ചാഴിയിൽ (cāḻiyil) | ചാഴികളിൽ (cāḻikaḷil) |
| Sociative | ചാഴിയോട് (cāḻiyōṭŭ) | ചാഴികളോട് (cāḻikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ചാഴിയാൽ (cāḻiyāl) | ചാഴികളാൽ (cāḻikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ചാഴിക്കോൽ (cāḻikkōl)
- വെള്ളച്ചാഴി (veḷḷaccāḻi)
References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചാഴി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചാഴി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cār̤i”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/51259/
- Kailash Nath (2019) “ചാഴി”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary