പൂച്ച
See also: പുച്ചെ
Malayalam
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Alternative forms
[edit]- പൂന (pūna)
Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Kodava ಪೂಞೆ (pūñe, “cat”), Kuvi ପୂସେ (pūse, “cat”), Tamil பூனை (pūṉai, “cat”), பூசை (pūcai, “cat”) and Tulu ಪುಚ್ಚೆ (pucce, “cat”). False cognate of Tagalog pusa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]പൂച്ച • (pūcca)
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Various cat breeds. Clockwise from top left: A Persian kitten, a Siamese cat, a Maine Coon and a British shorthair.
- cat, Felis catus, small, domesticated carnivorous mammal commonly kept as pets or for catching mice.
- Synonym: മാർജ്ജാരൻ (māṟjjāraṉ)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പൂച്ച (pūcca) | പൂച്ചകൾ (pūccakaḷ) |
| vocative | പൂച്ചേ (pūccē) | പൂച്ചകളേ (pūccakaḷē) |
| accusative | പൂച്ചയെ (pūccaye) | പൂച്ചകളെ (pūccakaḷe) |
| dative | പൂച്ചയ്ക്ക് (pūccaykkŭ) | പൂച്ചകൾക്ക് (pūccakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പൂച്ചയുടെ (pūccayuṭe) | പൂച്ചകളുടെ (pūccakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പൂച്ചയിൽ (pūccayil) | പൂച്ചകളിൽ (pūccakaḷil) |
| sociative | പൂച്ചയോട് (pūccayōṭŭ) | പൂച്ചകളോട് (pūccakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പൂച്ചയാൽ (pūccayāl) | പൂച്ചകളാൽ (pūccakaḷāl) |
References
[edit]- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പൂച്ച [pūcca]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പൂച്ച [pūcca]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പൂച്ച”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pūccai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/86386