ഇരുൾ

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cirVḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಇರುಳು (iruḷu), Tamil இருள் (iruḷ), Telugu ఇరులు (irulu) and Tulu ಇರ್ಳು (irḷu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɾuɭ/
Audio (file)

Noun

ഇരുൾ • (iruḷ)

Vallarpadam container terminal, Kochi at dark

darkness
Synonyms: ഇരുട്ട് (iruṭṭŭ), മയ്യൽ (mayyal), മാൽ (māl)
night
Synonyms: അല്ല് (allŭ), ഇരവ് (iravŭ), രാവ് (rāvŭ)

Derived terms

ഇരുണ്ട (iruṇṭa)
ഇരുളം (iruḷaṁ)
ഇരുളുക (iruḷuka)
ഇരുളൻ (iruḷaṉ)
ഇരുളർ (iruḷaṟ)
ഇരുൾമയക്കം (iruḷmayakkaṁ)
കൂരിരുൾ (kūriruḷ)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇരു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇരുൾ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iruḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37348/

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.