ഇര
Malayalam
editAlternative forms
edit- എര (era)
Etymology 1
editCognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎర (era) and Brahui اِرَغ (iraġ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editഇര • (ira)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editCognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎఱ (eṟa) and Tulu ಎರು (eru).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editഇര • (ira)
- worm, usually those that infect the intestines.
- Synonym: വിര (vira)
- bait, objects used to lure fish and other animals in order to catch them.
Derived terms
edit- ഇരകടി (irakaṭi)
- ഇരമാന്തം (iramāntaṁ)
- ഇരയിയിളക്കം (irayiyiḷakkaṁ)
- മണ്ണിര (maṇṇira)
References
edit- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “irai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37289/