ഇരുപ്പ

Malayalam
ഇരുപ്പ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *iruppay (“mahua tree”). Cognate with Tamil இருப்பை (iruppai) and Telugu ఇప్ప (ippa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iɾuppɐ/
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Noun

ഇരുപ്പ • (iruppa)

  1. mahwa tree, butter tree (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia, syn. Bassia latifolia[1])
    Synonym: ഇലിപ്പ (ilippa)

References
  1. Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇരുപ്പ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 111
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