കടുവ
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- കടുവാ (kaṭuvā)
Etymology
Likely a derivative of കടു (kaṭu, “fierce”) + വായ് (vāyŭ, “mouth”). Cognate with Tamil கடுவாய் (kaṭuvāy, “hyena”). Partially displaced the also native പുലി (puli), which underwent a semantic shift to mean leopard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɐɖuʋɐ/
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Noun
കടുവ • (kaṭuva)
A tiger
Declension
| Declension of കടുവ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | കടുവ (kaṭuva) | കടുവകൾ (kaṭuvakaḷ) |
| Vocative | കടുവേ (kaṭuvē) | കടുവകളേ (kaṭuvakaḷē) |
| Accusative | കടുവയെ (kaṭuvaye) | കടുവകളെ (kaṭuvakaḷe) |
| Dative | കടുവയ്ക്ക് (kaṭuvaykkŭ) | കടുവകൾക്ക് (kaṭuvakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | കടുവയുടെ (kaṭuvayuṭe) | കടുവകളുടെ (kaṭuvakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | കടുവയിൽ (kaṭuvayil) | കടുവകളിൽ (kaṭuvakaḷil) |
| Sociative | കടുവയോട് (kaṭuvayōṭŭ) | കടുവകളോട് (kaṭuvakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | കടുവയാൽ (kaṭuvayāl) | കടുവകളാൽ (kaṭuvakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- കടുവാസങ്കേതം (kaṭuvāsaṅkētaṁ)
- വെള്ളക്കടുവ (veḷḷakkaṭuva)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കടു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കടുവ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/41595
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