പുക
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- പൊഹ (poha) (colloquial)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pokay (“smoke”). Cognate with Kannada ಹೊಗೆ (hoge, “smoke”), Tamil புகை (pukai, “smoke”) and Telugu పొగ (poga, “smoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puɡɐ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
പുക • (puka)
- smoke, the visible gaseous and particulate matter given off by burning or smouldering material.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പുക (puka) | പുകകൾ (pukakaḷ) |
| vocative | പുകേ (pukē) | പുകകളേ (pukakaḷē) |
| accusative | പുകയെ (pukaye) | പുകകളെ (pukakaḷe) |
| dative | പുകയ്ക്ക് (pukaykkŭ) | പുകകൾക്ക് (pukakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പുകയുടെ (pukayuṭe) | പുകകളുടെ (pukakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പുകയിൽ (pukayil) | പുകകളിൽ (pukakaḷil) |
| sociative | പുകയോട് (pukayōṭŭ) | പുകകളോട് (pukakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പുകയാൽ (pukayāl) | പുകകളാൽ (pukakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പുക [puka]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പുക [puka]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പുക”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pukai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/85623