ഇഴ

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓ. Cognate with Kannada ಎಳೆ (eḷe), Tamil இழை (iḻai), Tulu ಇಳೆ (iḷe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ഇഴ (iḻa)

Strands of a thread
  1. strand, each of the fibres which are twisted to make a thread.
    Coordinate terms: നൂൽ (nūl), ചരട് (caraṭŭ), തുണി (tuṇi)
  2. individual length of any fine thread-like substance such as hair - hairstrands.

Declension

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Declension of ഇഴ
Singular Plural
Nominative ഇഴ (iḻa) ഇഴകൾ (iḻakaḷ)
Vocative ഇഴേ (iḻē) ഇഴകളേ (iḻakaḷē)
Accusative ഇഴയെ (iḻaye) ഇഴകളെ (iḻakaḷe)
Dative ഇഴയ്ക്ക് (iḻaykkŭ) ഇഴകൾക്ക് (iḻakaḷkkŭ)
Genitive ഇഴയുടെ (iḻayuṭe) ഇഴകളുടെ (iḻakaḷuṭe)
Locative ഇഴയിൽ (iḻayil) ഇഴകളിൽ (iḻakaḷil)
Sociative ഇഴയോട് (iḻayōṭŭ) ഇഴകളോട് (iḻakaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental ഇഴയാൽ (iḻayāl) ഇഴകളാൽ (iḻakaḷāl)

Derived terms

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