ചെടി

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil செடி (ceṭi, “shrub”), Kannada ಗಿಡ (giḍa, “plant”), Telugu చెట్టు (ceṭṭu, “tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeɖi/

Noun

ചെടി • (ceṭi)

1. (botany) plant.
2. shrub, small tree.

Derived terms

• ചെടികളില്ലാത്ത (ceṭikaḷillātta)
• ചെടികള് (ceṭikaḷŭ)
• ചെടിനടല് (ceṭinaṭalŭ)

 

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ceṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചെടി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.