ഇലവ്
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಎಲವ (elava, “silk cotton”) and Tamil இலவம் (ilavam, “silk cotton”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ilɐʋɨ/
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Noun
ഇലവ് • (ilavŭ)
- silk cotton tree, Bombax ceiba, tropical deciduous tree with bright red flowers.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ഇലവ് (ilavŭ) | ഇലവുകൾ (ilavukaḷ) |
| vocative | ഇലവേ (ilavē) | ഇലവുകളേ (ilavukaḷē) |
| accusative | ഇലവിനെ (ilavine) | ഇലവുകളെ (ilavukaḷe) |
| dative | ഇലവിന് (ilavinŭ) | ഇലവുകൾക്ക് (ilavukaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | ഇലവിന്റെ (ilavinṟe) | ഇലവുകളുടെ (ilavukaḷuṭe) |
| locative | ഇലവിൽ (ilavil) | ഇലവുകളിൽ (ilavukaḷil) |
| sociative | ഇലവിനോട് (ilavinōṭŭ) | ഇലവുകളോട് (ilavukaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | ഇലവിനാൽ (ilavināl) | ഇലവുകളാൽ (ilavukaḷāl) |
References
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ഇലവ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ilavu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/37373