ഇഴ

See also: അഴ, അഴി, ആഴി, ഉഴ, and ഉഴി

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓ. Cognate with Kannada ಎಳೆ (eḷe), Tamil இழை (iḻai), Tulu ಇಳೆ (iḷe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɻɐ/

Noun

ഇഴ • (iḻa)

Strands of a thread

1. strand, each of the fibres which are twisted to make a thread.

   Coordinate terms: നൂൽ (nūl), ചരട് (caraṭŭ), തുണി (tuṇi)

2. individual length of any fine thread-like substance such as hair - hairstrands.

Declension

Declension of ഇഴ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ഇഴ (iḻa)	ഇഴകൾ (iḻakaḷ)
Vocative	ഇഴേ (iḻē)	ഇഴകളേ (iḻakaḷē)
Accusative	ഇഴയെ (iḻaye)	ഇഴകളെ (iḻakaḷe)
Dative	ഇഴയ്ക്ക് (iḻaykkŭ)	ഇഴകൾക്ക് (iḻakaḷkkŭ)
Genitive	ഇഴയുടെ (iḻayuṭe)	ഇഴകളുടെ (iḻakaḷuṭe)
Locative	ഇഴയിൽ (iḻayil)	ഇഴകളിൽ (iḻakaḷil)
Sociative	ഇഴയോട് (iḻayōṭŭ)	ഇഴകളോട് (iḻakaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental	ഇഴയാൽ (iḻayāl)	ഇഴകളാൽ (iḻakaḷāl)

Derived terms

• ഇഴക്കയർ (iḻakkayaṟ)
• നൂലിഴ (nūliḻa)
• മുടിയിഴ (muṭiyiḻa)

 

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇഴ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇഴ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ir̤ai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37501