പുലി
Malayalam
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *puli (“tiger”). Cognates with Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli), Tamil புலி (puli), Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili), Telugu పులి (puli) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli).
Pronunciation
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[edit]പുലി • (puli)
- leopard, Panthera pardus, a large carnivorous felid with a spotted coat.
- (less common) tiger
- Panthera, any big cat resembling a leopard.
- (figurative) brave, excellent
Declension
[edit]| Declension of പുലി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | പുലി (puli) | പുലികൾ (pulikaḷ) |
| Vocative | പുലീ (pulī) | പുലികളേ (pulikaḷē) |
| Accusative | പുലിയെ (puliye) | പുലികളെ (pulikaḷe) |
| Dative | പുലിയ്ക്ക് (puliykkŭ) | പുലികൾക്ക് (pulikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | പുലിയുടെ (puliyuṭe) | പുലികളുടെ (pulikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | പുലിയിൽ (puliyil) | പുലികളിൽ (pulikaḷil) |
| Sociative | പുലിയോട് (puliyōṭŭ) | പുലികളോട് (pulikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | പുലിയാൽ (puliyāl) | പുലികളാൽ (pulikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പുലി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പുലി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “puli”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/86045/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF