മൂരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil மூரி (mūri), Kannada ಮುರಿ (muri). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːɾi/

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Noun

മൂരി • (mūri)

1. ox, bullock
2. billow; a large wave
3. stretching
4. laziness, apathy, numbness through idleness
5. stiffness, hardness

References

• B. Bailey (1846) A dictionary of high and colloquial Malayalim and English‎^[1]