എളി

See also: എലി

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɭi/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

എളി • (eḷi)

  1. hip and loins
  2. waist

Etymology 2

Cognate with Tamil எளி (eḷi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

എളി • (eḷi)

  1. humility; modesty.
  2. low position; a humble or low state of being.
    Synonyms: എളിമ (eḷima), വിനയം (vinayaṁ), താഴ്മ (tāḻma)
  3. poverty

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “എളി [eḷi]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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