പൂച്ച
See also: പുച്ചെ
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- പൂന (pūna)
Etymology
Cognate with Kodava ಪೂಞೆ (pūñe, “cat”), Kuvi ପୂସେ (pūse, “cat”), Tamil பூனை (pūṉai, “cat”), பூசை (pūcai, “cat”) and Tulu ಪುಚ್ಚೆ (pucce, “cat”). False cognate of Tagalog pusa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puːt͡ʃt͡ʃɐ/, [puːt̚t͡ʃɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
പൂച്ച • (pūcca)
Various cat breeds. Clockwise from top left: A Persian kitten, a Siamese cat, a Maine Coon and a British shorthair.
- cat, Felis catus, small, domesticated carnivorous mammal commonly kept as pets or for catching mice.
- Synonym: മാർജ്ജാരൻ (māṟjjāraṉ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പൂച്ച (pūcca) | പൂച്ചകൾ (pūccakaḷ) |
| vocative | പൂച്ചേ (pūccē) | പൂച്ചകളേ (pūccakaḷē) |
| accusative | പൂച്ചയെ (pūccaye) | പൂച്ചകളെ (pūccakaḷe) |
| dative | പൂച്ചയ്ക്ക് (pūccaykkŭ) | പൂച്ചകൾക്ക് (pūccakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പൂച്ചയുടെ (pūccayuṭe) | പൂച്ചകളുടെ (pūccakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പൂച്ചയിൽ (pūccayil) | പൂച്ചകളിൽ (pūccakaḷil) |
| sociative | പൂച്ചയോട് (pūccayōṭŭ) | പൂച്ചകളോട് (pūccakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പൂച്ചയാൽ (pūccayāl) | പൂച്ചകളാൽ (pūccakaḷāl) |
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പൂച്ച [pūcca]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പൂച്ച [pūcca]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പൂച്ച”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pūccai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/86386