നൂവ്

See also: നാവ് and നോവ്

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)

Sesame fields

1. (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