തേയില
Malayalam
Etymology
Compound of തേ (tē, “tea”) + ഇല (ila, “leaf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪eːjilɐ/
Noun
തേയില • (tēyila)
- tea plant, Camellia sinensis, evergreen shrub the leaves and leaf buds of which are used to brew tea.
- leaves of this plant.
- Synonym: ചായില (cāyila)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | തേയില (tēyila) | തേയിലകൾ (tēyilakaḷ) |
| vocative | തേയിലേ (tēyilē) | തേയിലകളേ (tēyilakaḷē) |
| accusative | തേയിലയെ (tēyilaye) | തേയിലകളെ (tēyilakaḷe) |
| dative | തേയിലയ്ക്ക് (tēyilaykkŭ) | തേയിലകൾക്ക് (tēyilakaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | തേയിലയുടെ (tēyilayuṭe) | തേയിലകളുടെ (tēyilakaḷuṭe) |
| locative | തേയിലയിൽ (tēyilayil) | തേയിലകളിൽ (tēyilakaḷil) |
| sociative | തേയിലയോട് (tēyilayōṭŭ) | തേയിലകളോട് (tēyilakaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | തേയിലയാൽ (tēyilayāl) | തേയിലകളാൽ (tēyilakaḷāl) |
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “തേയില”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “തേയില”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/56591