ഇണ
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಎಣೆ (eṇe, “resemblance, pair, mate”), Tamil இணை (iṇai, “mate, pair”) and Telugu ఎన (ena, “equality”). Doublet of ഇണങ്ങുക (iṇaṅṅuka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɳɐ/
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Noun
ഇണ • (iṇa)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ഇണ (iṇa) | ഇണകൾ (iṇakaḷ) |
| vocative | ഇണേ (iṇē) | ഇണകളേ (iṇakaḷē) |
| accusative | ഇണയെ (iṇaye) | ഇണകളെ (iṇakaḷe) |
| dative | ഇണയ്ക്ക് (iṇaykkŭ) | ഇണകൾക്ക് (iṇakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | ഇണയുടെ (iṇayuṭe) | ഇണകളുടെ (iṇakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | ഇണയിൽ (iṇayil) | ഇണകളിൽ (iṇakaḷil) |
| sociative | ഇണയോട് (iṇayōṭŭ) | ഇണകളോട് (iṇakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | ഇണയാൽ (iṇayāl) | ഇണകളാൽ (iṇakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ഇണ ചേരുക (iṇa cēruka)
- ഇണചേരൽ (iṇacēral)
- കണ്ണിണ (kaṇṇiṇa)
- കഴലിണ (kaḻaliṇa)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ഇണ [iṇa]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ഇണ [iṇa]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ഇണ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “iṇai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.