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അരി

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Malayalam

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɐɾi/
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ari. Cognate with Tamil அரிசி (arici).

Noun

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അരി (ari)

  1. uncooked rice
    Coordinate terms: ചോറ് (cōṟŭ), നെല്ല് (nellŭ), ഞാറ് (ñāṟŭ)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अरि (ari).

Noun

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അരി (ari)

  1. enemy
    Synonym: എതിരി (etiri)

References

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  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “അരി [ari]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books