ചവ്വരി
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil சவ்வரிசி (cavvarici, “sago”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐʋʋɐɾi/, [t͡ʃɐʋʋʷɐɾi]
Noun
ചവ്വരി • (cavvari)
- sago, starch obtained from the pith of certain tropical palms and cycads, especially Metroxylon species.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ചവ്വരി (cavvari) | ചവ്വരികൾ (cavvarikaḷ) |
| vocative | ചവ്വരീ (cavvarī) | ചവ്വരികളേ (cavvarikaḷē) |
| accusative | ചവ്വരിയെ (cavvariye) | ചവ്വരികളെ (cavvarikaḷe) |
| dative | ചവ്വരിയ്ക്ക് (cavvariykkŭ) | ചവ്വരികൾക്ക് (cavvarikaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | ചവ്വരിയുടെ (cavvariyuṭe) | ചവ്വരികളുടെ (cavvarikaḷuṭe) |
| locative | ചവ്വരിയിൽ (cavvariyil) | ചവ്വരികളിൽ (cavvarikaḷil) |
| sociative | ചവ്വരിയോട് (cavvariyōṭŭ) | ചവ്വരികളോട് (cavvarikaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | ചവ്വരിയാൽ (cavvariyāl) | ചവ്വരികളാൽ (cavvarikaḷāl) |
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ചവ്വരി [cavvari]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ചവ്വരി”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/50977