മഞ്ഞ്
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Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Kannada ಮಂಜು (mañju, “fog”), Kodava ಮಂಜ್ (mañj, “dew”), Gondi మచ్ (mac, “dew”), Tamil மஞ்சு (mañcu, “fog, dew, cloud”), Telugu మంచు (mañcu, “fog, dew, snow”) and Tulu ಮೈಂದ್ (maindŭ, “fog, dew”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
മഞ്ഞ് • (maññŭ)
- snow; frozen water that falls as precipitation.
- fog, mist; water or liquid finely suspended in air.
- Synonym: മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് (mūṭalmaññŭ)
- dew; moisture that condenses on the surface of cold objects as droplets of water.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of മഞ്ഞ് | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | മഞ്ഞ് (maññŭ) | മഞ്ഞുകൾ (maññukaḷ) |
| Vocative | മഞ്ഞേ (maññē) | മഞ്ഞുകളേ (maññukaḷē) |
| Accusative | മഞ്ഞിനെ (maññine) | മഞ്ഞുകളെ (maññukaḷe) |
| Dative | മഞ്ഞിന് (maññinŭ) | മഞ്ഞുകൾക്ക് (maññukaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | മഞ്ഞിന്റെ (maññinṟe) | മഞ്ഞുകളുടെ (maññukaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | മഞ്ഞിൽ (maññil) | മഞ്ഞുകളിൽ (maññukaḷil) |
| Sociative | മഞ്ഞിനോട് (maññinōṭŭ) | മഞ്ഞുകളോട് (maññukaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | മഞ്ഞിനാൽ (maññināl) | മഞ്ഞുകളാൽ (maññukaḷāl) |
Derived terms[edit]
- കോടമഞ്ഞ് (kōṭamaññŭ)
- പുകമഞ്ഞ് (pukamaññŭ)
- പൊടിമഞ്ഞ് (poṭimaññŭ)
- മഞ്ഞിടിച്ചിൽ (maññiṭiccil)
- മഞ്ഞുകട്ട (maññukaṭṭa)
- മഞ്ഞുകാലം (maññukālaṁ)
- മഞ്ഞുപുലി (maññupuli)
- മഞ്ഞുമല (maññumala)
- മഞ്ഞുവീഴ്ച (maññuvīḻca)
- മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് (mūṭalmaññŭ)
References[edit]
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മഞ്ഞു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മഞ്ഞ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maññu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/67345/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D