ചണം
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Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Sanskrit शण (śaṇa, “hemp”). Cognate with Kannada ಸೆಣಬು (seṇabu), Tamil சணல் (caṇal) and Telugu జనపనార (janapanāra).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ചണം • (caṇaṁ)
- jute; one among the tropical plants Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis which yield strong but coarse fibres used to make mats, gunny bags etc.
- Fibre from this plant.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ചണം | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ചണം (caṇaṁ) | ചണങ്ങൾ (caṇaṅṅaḷ) |
| Vocative | ചണമേ (caṇamē) | ചണങ്ങളേ (caṇaṅṅaḷē) |
| Accusative | ചണത്തെ (caṇatte) | ചണങ്ങളെ (caṇaṅṅaḷe) |
| Dative | ചണത്തിന് (caṇattinŭ) | ചണങ്ങൾക്ക് (caṇaṅṅaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ചണത്തിന്റെ (caṇattinṟe) | ചണങ്ങളുടെ (caṇaṅṅaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ചണത്തിൽ (caṇattil) | ചണങ്ങളിൽ (caṇaṅṅaḷil) |
| Sociative | ചണത്തിനോട് (caṇattinōṭŭ) | ചണങ്ങളോട് (caṇaṅṅaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ചണത്താൽ (caṇattāl) | ചണങ്ങളാൽ (caṇaṅṅaḷāl) |
Derived terms[edit]
- ചണച്ചാക്ക് (caṇaccākkŭ)
- ചണത്തുണി (caṇattuṇi)
- ചണനാര് (caṇanārŭ)
- ചണനൂൽ (caṇanūl)
References[edit]
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചണം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചണം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śaṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/50518
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82