ഇര
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Malayalam[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- എര (era)
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎర (era) and Brahui اِرَغ (iraġ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ഇര • (ira)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎఱ (eṟa) and Tulu ಎರು (eru).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ഇര • (ira)
- worm, usually those that infect the intestines.
- Synonym: വിര (vira)
- bait, objects used to lure fish and other animals in order to catch them.
Derived terms[edit]
- ഇരകടി (irakaṭi)
- ഇരമാന്തം (iramāntaṁ)
- ഇരയിയിളക്കം (irayiyiḷakkaṁ)
- മണ്ണിര (maṇṇira)
References[edit]
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “irai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37289/