മഴ
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Malayalam
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *maẓay. Cognate with Kannada ಮಳೆ (maḷe), Tamil மழை (maḻai) and Tulu ಮಳೆ (maḷe).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]മഴ • (maḻa)
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- rain; condensed water falling from a cloud
- (figuratively) a lot of something
Derived terms
[edit]- കോടമഴ (kōṭamaḻa, “Edavam”)
- ചാറ്റൽമഴ (cāṟṟalmaḻa)
- പെരുമഴ (perumaḻa, “heavy rain”)
- മഴക്കാറ് (maḻakkāṟŭ, “rainy cloud”)
- മഴക്കാലം (maḻakkālaṁ, “rainy season”)
- മഴക്കെടുതി (maḻakkeṭuti, “rain disaster”)
- മഴക്കോൾ (maḻakkōḷ)
- മഴത്തുള്ളി (maḻattuḷḷi)
- മഴമുകിൽ (maḻamukil)
- മഴവില്ല് (maḻavillŭ, “rainbow”)