കവടി
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಕವಡೆ (kavaḍe) and Punjabi ਕੌਡੀ (kauḍī)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɐʋɐɖi/
Noun
കവടി • (kavaṭi)
- cowrie, Monetaria moneta, a small marine gastropod with colourful patterned shells, native the Indian Ocean
- shell of this mollusc
- (by extension) any member of the genus Cypaeidae
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | കവടി (kavaṭi) | കവടികൾ (kavaṭikaḷ) |
| vocative | കവടീ (kavaṭī) | കവടികളേ (kavaṭikaḷē) |
| accusative | കവടിയെ (kavaṭiye) | കവടികളെ (kavaṭikaḷe) |
| dative | കവടിയ്ക്ക് (kavaṭiykkŭ) | കവടികൾക്ക് (kavaṭikaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | കവടിയുടെ (kavaṭiyuṭe) | കവടികളുടെ (kavaṭikaḷuṭe) |
| locative | കവടിയിൽ (kavaṭiyil) | കവടികളിൽ (kavaṭikaḷil) |
| sociative | കവടിയോട് (kavaṭiyōṭŭ) | കവടികളോട് (kavaṭikaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | കവടിയാൽ (kavaṭiyāl) | കവടികളാൽ (kavaṭikaḷāl) |
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “കവടി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “കവടി”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “കവടി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books