പുലി

Malayalam

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *puli (“tiger”). Cognates with Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli), Tamil புலி (puli), Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili), Telugu పులి (puli) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puli/

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Noun

പുലി • (puli)

A leopard

1. leopard, Panthera pardus, a large carnivorous felid with a spotted coat.
2. (less common) tiger

   Synonyms: കടുവ (kaṭuva), നെടുവരിയൻ (neṭuvariyaṉ), വേങ്ങ (vēṅṅa)

3. Panthera, any big cat resembling a leopard.
4. (figurative) brave, excellent

Declension

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

• കരിമ്പുലി (karimpuli)
• പുലിത്തോൽ (pulittōl)
• പുലിനഖം (pulinakhaṁ)
• പുലിപ്പല്ല് (pulippallŭ)
• പുലിവാൽ (pulivāl)
• മഞ്ഞുപുലി (maññupuli)
• മേഘപ്പുലി (mēghappuli)

 

References

• 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