ചാഴി

See also: ചുഴി and ചൂഴി

Malayalam

Etymology

Possibly related to ചാട (cāṭa, “empty grain husk”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaːɻi/

Noun

ചാഴി • (cāḻi)

Rice ear bug

1. rice ear bug; Leptocorisa oratoria
2. any member of the genus Leptocorisa
3. empty grain husk; blighted corn

   Synonyms: ചാവി (cāvi), പതിര് (patirŭ)

Declension

Declension of ചാഴി
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ചാഴി (cāḻi)	ചാഴികൾ (cāḻikaḷ)
Vocative	ചാഴീ (cāḻī)	ചാഴികളേ (cāḻikaḷē)
Accusative	ചാഴിയെ (cāḻiye)	ചാഴികളെ (cāḻikaḷe)
Dative	ചാഴിയ്ക്ക് (cāḻiykkŭ)	ചാഴികൾക്ക് (cāḻikaḷkkŭ)
Genitive	ചാഴിയുടെ (cāḻiyuṭe)	ചാഴികളുടെ (cāḻikaḷuṭe)
Locative	ചാഴിയിൽ (cāḻiyil)	ചാഴികളിൽ (cāḻikaḷil)
Sociative	ചാഴിയോട് (cāḻiyōṭŭ)	ചാഴികളോട് (cāḻikaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental	ചാഴിയാൽ (cāḻiyāl)	ചാഴികളാൽ (cāḻikaḷāl)

Derived terms

• ചാഴിക്കോൽ (cāḻikkōl)
• വെള്ളച്ചാഴി (veḷḷaccāḻi)

 

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചാഴി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചാഴി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cār̤i”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/51259/
• Kailash Nath (2019) “ചാഴി”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary