ഉമി

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil உமி (umi), Kannada ಉಮ್ಮಿ (ummi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umi/
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Noun

ഉമി • (umi)

  1. chaff, the dry scale-like husks of grains separated by winnowing or threshing
  2. saliva