പുഴ
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಹೊಳೆ (hoḷe, “river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puɻɐ/
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Noun
പുഴ • (puḻa)
- river, large natural stream of fresh water, draining a landmass, flowing towards another body of water usually at a lower elevation.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പുഴ (puḻa) | പുഴകൾ (puḻakaḷ) |
| vocative | പുഴേ (puḻē) | പുഴകളേ (puḻakaḷē) |
| accusative | പുഴയെ (puḻaye) | പുഴകളെ (puḻakaḷe) |
| dative | പുഴയ്ക്ക് (puḻaykkŭ) | പുഴകൾക്ക് (puḻakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പുഴയുടെ (puḻayuṭe) | പുഴകളുടെ (puḻakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പുഴയിൽ (puḻayil) | പുഴകളിൽ (puḻakaḷil) |
| sociative | പുഴയോട് (puḻayōṭŭ) | പുഴകളോട് (puḻakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പുഴയാൽ (puḻayāl) | പുഴകളാൽ (puḻakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- തൊടുപുഴ (toṭupuḻa)
- പുഴക്കടവ് (puḻakkaṭavŭ)
- പുഴക്കര (puḻakkara)
- പുഴമണൽ (puḻamaṇal)
- മൂവാറ്റുപുഴ (mūvāṟṟupuḻa)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പുഴ [puḻa]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പുഴ [puḻa]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പുഴ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/86271