ഈച്ച

See also: അച്ച്, ഉച്ച, ഒച്ച, and ഒച്ച്

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• ൟച്ച (īcca) — archaic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ī (“fly”). Cognate with Tamil ஈ (ī), Telugu ఈఁగ (īn̆ga) and Brahui ایڷ (īļ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːt͡ʃt͡ʃɐ/, [iːt̚t͡ʃɐ]

Noun

ഈച്ച • (īcca)

A fly

1. housefly; Any fly commonly found in human habitations.
2. fly; Any of the flying insects belonging to or resembling members of the order Diptera.

Declension

Declension of ഈച്ച
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ഈച്ച (īcca)	ഈച്ചകൾ (īccakaḷ)
Vocative	ഈച്ചേ (īccē)	ഈച്ചകളേ (īccakaḷē)
Accusative	ഈച്ചയെ (īccaye)	ഈച്ചകളെ (īccakaḷe)
Dative	ഈച്ചയ്ക്ക് (īccaykkŭ)	ഈച്ചകൾക്ക് (īccakaḷkkŭ)
Genitive	ഈച്ചയുടെ (īccayuṭe)	ഈച്ചകളുടെ (īccakaḷuṭe)
Locative	ഈച്ചയിൽ (īccayil)	ഈച്ചകളിൽ (īccakaḷil)
Sociative	ഈച്ചയോട് (īccayōṭŭ)	ഈച്ചകളോട് (īccakaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental	ഈച്ചയാൽ (īccayāl)	ഈച്ചകളാൽ (īccakaḷāl)

Derived terms

• കണ്ണീച്ച (kaṇṇīcca)
• കായീച്ച (kāyīcca)
• തേനീച്ച (tēnīcca)
• പുളിയനീച്ച (puḷiyanīcca)
• മണിയനീച്ച (maṇiyanīcca)

 

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “൦രംച്ച”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഈച്ച”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īcca”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37563/
• https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%88%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A