ഈയൽ

See also: അയൽ

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಈಚಲು (īcalu), Tamil ஈசல் (īcal) and Telugu ఉసిల్లు (usillu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːjɐl/

Noun

ഈയൽ • (īyal)

A termite alate

1. alate; The winged reproductive form of termites.

   Synonym: ഈയാമ്പാറ്റ (īyāmpāṟṟa)

Declension

Declension of ഈയൽ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ഈയൽ (īyal)	ഈയലുകൾ (īyalukaḷ)
Vocative	ഈയലേ (īyalē)	ഈയലുകളേ (īyalukaḷē)
Accusative	ഈയലിനെ (īyaline)	ഈയലുകളെ (īyalukaḷe)
Dative	ഈയലിന് (īyalinŭ)	ഈയലുകൾക്ക് (īyalukaḷkkŭ)
Genitive	ഈയലിന്റെ (īyalinṟe)	ഈയലുകളുടെ (īyalukaḷuṭe)
Locative	ഈയലിൽ (īyalil)	ഈയലുകളിൽ (īyalukaḷil)
Sociative	ഈയലിനോട് (īyalinōṭŭ)	ഈയലുകളോട് (īyalukaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental	ഈയലിനാൽ (īyalināl)	ഈയലുകളാൽ (īyalukaḷāl)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “īyal”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഈയൽ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īyal”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37612/
• https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%88%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BD