Malayalam

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil மூரி (mūri), Kannada ಮುರಿ (muri). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muːɾi/
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Noun

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മൂരി (mūri)

  1. ox, bullock
  2. billow; a large wave
  3. stretching
  4. laziness, apathy, numbness through idleness
  5. stiffness, hardness

References

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  • B. Bailey (1846) A dictionary of high and colloquial Malayalim and English[1]