മാൻ
Malayalam
Etymology
Proto-Dravidian *mā (“animal, beast”). Cognate with Kui (India) ମାଜୁ (maju, “sambar deer”), Kurukh माक् (māk, “deer”), Kuvi ମାୟୁ (mayu, “sambar deer”), Gondi మావ్ (māv, “deer”), Tamil மான் (māṉ, “deer”), Telugu మావు (māvu, “horse”) and Nihali māv (“horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːn/
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Declension
| Declension of മാൻ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | മാൻ (māṉ) | മാനുകൾ (mānukaḷ) |
| Vocative | മാനേ (mānē) | മാനുകളേ (mānukaḷē) |
| Accusative | മാനിനെ (mānine) | മാനുകളെ (mānukaḷe) |
| Dative | മാനിന് (māninŭ) | മാനുകൾക്ക് (mānukaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | മാനിന്റെ (māninṟe) | മാനുകളുടെ (mānukaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | മാനിൽ (mānil) | മാനുകളിൽ (mānukaḷil) |
| Sociative | മാനിനോട് (māninōṭŭ) | മാനുകളോട് (mānukaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | മാനിനാൽ (mānināl) | മാനുകളാൽ (mānukaḷāl) |
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാൻ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4780, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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