നൂവ്

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See also: നാവ് and നോവ്

Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nū(w) (“sesame”). Cognate with Kolami నువ్వు (nuvvu), Tamil நூ (nū) and Telugu నువ్వులు (nuvvulu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

നൂവ് • (nūvŭ)

Sesame fields
  1. (dated) sesame, Sesamum indicum, a plant bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a souce of oil
    Synonym: എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ)

Declension[edit]

Declension of നൂവ്
Singular Plural
Nominative നൂവ് (nūvŭ) നൂവുകൾ (nūvukaḷ)
Vocative നൂവേ (nūvē) നൂവുകളേ (nūvukaḷē)
Accusative നൂവിനെ (nūvine) നൂവുകളെ (nūvukaḷe)
Dative നൂവിന് (nūvinŭ) നൂവുകൾക്ക് (nūvukaḷkkŭ)
Genitive നൂവിന്റെ (nūvinṟe) നൂവുകളുടെ (nūvukaḷuṭe)
Locative നൂവിൽ (nūvil) നൂവുകളിൽ (nūvukaḷil)
Sociative നൂവിനോട് (nūvinōṭŭ) നൂവുകളോട് (nūvukaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental നൂവിനാൽ (nūvināl) നൂവുകളാൽ (nūvukaḷāl)

References[edit]

  • Kailash Nath (2019) “നൂവ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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