പാഴ്
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil பாழ் (pāḻ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːɻɨ/
Adjective
പാഴ് • (pāḻŭ)
Noun
പാഴ് • (pāḻŭ)
Derived terms
- പാഴാകുക (pāḻākuka) (to go to waste)
- പാഴാക്കുക (pāḻākkuka) (to waste)
- പാഴ്വാക്ക് (pāḻvākkŭ) (empty words; vain promises)
- പാഴ്ചെലവ് (pāḻcelavŭ) (wasteful expenditure)
- പാഴ്മരം (pāḻmaraṁ) (useless tree; tree that does not yield fruit)
Related terms
- പാഴൻ (pāḻaṉ) (pāḻan): a good-for-nothing person; scamp; useless fellow.
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പാഴ് [pāḻŭ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പാഴ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പാഴ് [pāḻŭ]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.