പൂട
Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Kui (India) ବୂରି (būri, “hair, fur”), Kuvi ବୂର୍କ (būrko, “hair, fur”), Kolami బూర్ (būr, “hair”), Gondi బూర (būra, “feather”) and Brahui پُٹ (puṭ, “hair, down”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]പൂട • (pūṭa)
- fine soft hair
- animal fur
- down; A layer of soft fluffy feathers in birds, found under a layer of more tougher exterior feathers.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of പൂട | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | പൂട (pūṭa) | പൂടകൾ (pūṭakaḷ) |
| Vocative | പൂടേ (pūṭē) | പൂടകളേ (pūṭakaḷē) |
| Accusative | പൂടയെ (pūṭaye) | പൂടകളെ (pūṭakaḷe) |
| Dative | പൂടയ്ക്ക് (pūṭaykkŭ) | പൂടകൾക്ക് (pūṭakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | പൂടയുടെ (pūṭayuṭe) | പൂടകളുടെ (pūṭakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | പൂടയിൽ (pūṭayil) | പൂടകളിൽ (pūṭakaḷil) |
| Sociative | പൂടയോട് (pūṭayōṭŭ) | പൂടകളോട് (pūṭakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | പൂടയാൽ (pūṭayāl) | പൂടകളാൽ (pūṭakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
[edit]- പൂടപ്പട്ടി (pūṭappaṭṭi)
References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പൂട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പൂട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pūṭa”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/86426/
- Kailash Nath (2019) “പൂട”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary