ഇരുപ്പ
Malayalam
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *iruppay (“mahua tree”). Cognate with Tamil இருப்பை (iruppai) and Telugu ఇప్ప (ippa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editഇരുപ്പ • (iruppa)
- mahwa tree, butter tree (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia, syn. Bassia latifolia[1])
- Synonym: ഇലിപ്പ (ilippa)
References
edit- ^ Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇരുപ്പ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 111