നൂവ്
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nū(w) (“sesame”). Cognate with Kolami నువ్వు (nuvvu), Tamil நூ (nū) and Telugu నువ్వులు (nuvvulu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪uːʋə̆/
Noun
നൂവ് • (nūvŭ)
- (dated) sesame, Sesamum indicum, a plant bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a souce of oil
- Synonym: എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ)
Declension
| Declension of നൂവ് | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | നൂവ് (nūvŭ) | നൂവുകൾ (nūvukaḷ) |
| Vocative | നൂവേ (nūvē) | നൂവുകളേ (nūvukaḷē) |
| Accusative | നൂവിനെ (nūvine) | നൂവുകളെ (nūvukaḷe) |
| Dative | നൂവിന് (nūvinŭ) | നൂവുകൾക്ക് (nūvukaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | നൂവിന്റെ (nūvinṟe) | നൂവുകളുടെ (nūvukaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | നൂവിൽ (nūvil) | നൂവുകളിൽ (nūvukaḷil) |
| Sociative | നൂവിനോട് (nūvinōṭŭ) | നൂവുകളോട് (nūvukaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | നൂവിനാൽ (nūvināl) | നൂവുകളാൽ (nūvukaḷāl) |
References
- Kailash Nath (2019) “നൂവ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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