See also: എന്ന

Malayalam

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ-ney which inturn is from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ (sesame) + Proto-Dravidian *ney (oil, ghee), meaning sesame oil after undergoing a semantic generalisation at the Proto-South Dravidian stage. Cognate with Kannada ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe) and Tamil எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey). Equivalent to എൾ (eḷ, sesame) +‎ നെയ് (neyŭ, fat, oil, ghee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɳɳɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɳɳɐ

Noun

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എണ്ണ (eṇṇa)

 
An assortment of different types of oil
  1. oil

Declension

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Declension of എണ്ണ
Singular Plural
Nominative എണ്ണ (eṇṇa) എണ്ണകൾ (eṇṇakaḷ)
Vocative എണ്ണേ (eṇṇē) എണ്ണകളേ (eṇṇakaḷē)
Accusative എണ്ണയെ (eṇṇaye) എണ്ണകളെ (eṇṇakaḷe)
Dative എണ്ണയ്ക്ക് (eṇṇaykkŭ) എണ്ണകൾക്ക് (eṇṇakaḷkkŭ)
Genitive എണ്ണയുടെ (eṇṇayuṭe) എണ്ണകളുടെ (eṇṇakaḷuṭe)
Locative എണ്ണയിൽ (eṇṇayil) എണ്ണകളിൽ (eṇṇakaḷil)
Sociative എണ്ണയോട് (eṇṇayōṭŭ) എണ്ണകളോട് (eṇṇakaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental എണ്ണയാൽ (eṇṇayāl) എണ്ണകളാൽ (eṇṇakaḷāl)

Derived terms

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