எள்
Tamil
Alternative forms
- எள்ளு (eḷḷu) — also colloquial
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *eḷḷu. Cognate with Kannada ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu), Malayalam എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ), Tulu ಎಣ್ಮೆ (eṇme).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɭ/
Noun
எள் • (eḷ)
- sesame (a tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil), gingelly
- sesame seed
Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | எள் eḷ |
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| vocative | எள்ளே eḷḷē |
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| accusative | எள்ளை eḷḷai |
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| dative | எள்ளுக்கு eḷḷukku |
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| benefactive | எள்ளுக்காக eḷḷukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | எள்ளுடைய eḷḷuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | எள்ளின் eḷḷiṉ |
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| locative 1 | எள்ளில் eḷḷil |
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| locative 2 | எள்ளிடம் eḷḷiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | எள்ளோடு eḷḷōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | எள்ளுடன் eḷḷuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | எள்ளால் eḷḷāl |
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| ablative | எள்ளிலிருந்து eḷḷiliruntu |
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Synonyms
- நூ (nū)
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “எள்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press