ചേന
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಕೇನೆ (kēne), Tamil சேனை (cēṉai) and Tulu ಕೇನೆ (kēne)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːnɐ/
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Noun
ചേന • (cēna)
- elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), tropical plant grown for its edible corm.
- corms of this plant
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ചേന (cēna) | ചേനകൾ (cēnakaḷ) |
| vocative | ചേനേ (cēnē) | ചേനകളേ (cēnakaḷē) |
| accusative | ചേനയെ (cēnaye) | ചേനകളെ (cēnakaḷe) |
| dative | ചേനയ്ക്ക് (cēnaykkŭ) | ചേനകൾക്ക് (cēnakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | ചേനയുടെ (cēnayuṭe) | ചേനകളുടെ (cēnakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | ചേനയിൽ (cēnayil) | ചേനകളിൽ (cēnakaḷil) |
| sociative | ചേനയോട് (cēnayōṭŭ) | ചേനകളോട് (cēnakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | ചേനയാൽ (cēnayāl) | ചേനകളാൽ (cēnakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ചേനത്തണ്ടൻ (cēnattaṇṭaṉ)
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ചേന”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ചേന”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ചേന”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/52518