പുഴ

See also: പഴം and പുഴു

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಹೊಳೆ (hoḷe, “river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puɻɐ/

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Noun

പുഴ • (puḻa)

Chalakudy river, Kerala

1. river, large natural stream of fresh water, draining a landmass, flowing towards another body of water usually at a lower elevation.

   Synonyms: നദി (nadi), ആറ് (āṟŭ)

Declension

Declension of പുഴ

	singular	plural
nominative	പുഴ (puḻa)	പുഴകൾ (puḻakaḷ)
vocative	പുഴേ (puḻē)	പുഴകളേ (puḻakaḷē)
accusative	പുഴയെ (puḻaye)	പുഴകളെ (puḻakaḷe)
dative	പുഴയ്ക്ക് (puḻaykkŭ)	പുഴകൾക്ക് (puḻakaḷkkŭ)
genitive	പുഴയുടെ (puḻayuṭe)	പുഴകളുടെ (puḻakaḷuṭe)
locative	പുഴയിൽ (puḻayil)	പുഴകളിൽ (puḻakaḷil)
sociative	പുഴയോട് (puḻayōṭŭ)	പുഴകളോട് (puḻakaḷōṭŭ)
instrumental	പുഴയാൽ (puḻayāl)	പുഴകളാൽ (puḻakaḷāl)

Derived terms

• തൊടുപുഴ (toṭupuḻa)
• പുഴക്കടവ് (puḻakkaṭavŭ)
• പുഴക്കര (puḻakkara)
• പുഴമണൽ (puḻamaṇal)
• മൂവാറ്റുപുഴ (mūvāṟṟupuḻa)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പുഴ [puḻa]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പുഴ [puḻa]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Kailash Nath (2019), “പുഴ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
• https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/86271