ഇര

See also: അര, അരി, ഉര, and ഉരി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

എര (era)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎర (era) and Brahui اِرَغ (iraġ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɾɐ/

Noun

ഇര • (ira)

A kingfisher with it's prey

prey, food for animals.
victim.

Derived terms

ഇരപിടിയൻ (irapiṭiyaṉ)
ഇരയാക്കുക (irayākkuka)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Kannada ಎರೆ (ere), Tamil இரை (irai), Telugu ఎఱ (eṟa) and Tulu ಎರು (eru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɾɐ/

Noun

ഇര • (ira)

bait

worm, usually those that infect the intestines.
Synonym: വിര (vira)
bait, objects used to lure fish and other animals in order to catch them.

Derived terms

ഇരകടി (irakaṭi)
ഇരമാന്തം (iramāntaṁ)
ഇരയിയിളക്കം (irayiyiḷakkaṁ)
മണ്ണിര (maṇṇira)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “irai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37289/

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