നിണം
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ನೆಣ (neṇa, “fat”), Tamil நிணம் (niṇam, “fat”), Telugu నెనడు (nenaḍu, “marrow”) and Tulu ನೆಣ (neṇa, “marrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪iɳɐm/
Noun
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നിണം • (niṇaṁ)
- blood, vital fluid that flows through the bodies of several animals providing oxygen and nutrients to various tissues.
- coagulated blood
- a red liquid made by mixing slaked lime and turmeric.
- Synonym: കുരുതി (kuruti)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | നിണം (niṇaṁ) | നിണങ്ങൾ (niṇaṅṅaḷ) |
| vocative | നിണമേ (niṇamē) | നിണങ്ങളേ (niṇaṅṅaḷē) |
| accusative | നിണത്തെ (niṇatte) | നിണങ്ങളെ (niṇaṅṅaḷe) |
| dative | നിണത്തിന് (niṇattinŭ) | നിണങ്ങൾക്ക് (niṇaṅṅaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | നിണത്തിന്റെ (niṇattinṟe) | നിണങ്ങളുടെ (niṇaṅṅaḷuṭe) |
| locative | നിണത്തിൽ (niṇattil) | നിണങ്ങളിൽ (niṇaṅṅaḷil) |
| sociative | നിണത്തിനോട് (niṇattinōṭŭ) | നിണങ്ങളോട് (niṇaṅṅaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | നിണത്തിനാൽ (niṇattināl) | നിണങ്ങളാൽ (niṇaṅṅaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ചെന്നിണം (cenniṇaṁ)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “നിണം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “നിണം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “niṇam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/60733/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82