പുഴു
Malayalam
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *puẓu (“worm”). Cognate with Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu, “worm,insect”), Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu, “worm, insect”), Tamil புழு (puḻu, “worm”), Telugu పురుగు (purugu, “worm, insect”), Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri, “worm, insect”) and Brahui پُو (pū, “worm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]പുഴു • (puḻu)
- worm, any of the various tubular invertebrates in the phyla Annelida, Nematoda as well as the juvenile forms of certain insects that resemble the members of those phyla.
- caterpillar
- maggot, larva
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പുഴു (puḻu) | പുഴുക്കൾ (puḻukkaḷ) |
| vocative | പുഴുവേ (puḻuvē) | പുഴുക്കളേ (puḻukkaḷē) |
| accusative | പുഴുവിനെ (puḻuvine) | പുഴുക്കളെ (puḻukkaḷe) |
| dative | പുഴുവിന് (puḻuvinŭ) | പുഴുക്കൾക്ക് (puḻukkaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പുഴുവിന്റെ (puḻuvinṟe) | പുഴുക്കളുടെ (puḻukkaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പുഴുവിൽ (puḻuvil) | പുഴുക്കളിൽ (puḻukkaḷil) |
| sociative | പുഴുവിനോട് (puḻuvinōṭŭ) | പുഴുക്കളോട് (puḻukkaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പുഴുവിനാൽ (puḻuvināl) | പുഴുക്കളാൽ (puḻukkaḷāl) |
Derived terms
[edit]- കമ്പിളിപ്പുഴു (kampiḷippuḻu)
- ചൊറിയൻ പുഴു (coṟiyaṉ puḻu)
- പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു (paṭṭunūlppuḻu)
- പുഴുകുത്ത് (puḻukuttŭ)
- പുഴുക്കടി (puḻukkaṭi)
- പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി (puḻukkolli)
References
[edit]- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പുഴു [puḻu]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പുഴു [puḻu]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പുഴു”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pur̤u”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/86280