ചീവീട്
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- ചീമൂട് (cīmūṭŭ)
- ചീൾവീട് (cīḷvīṭŭ) — archaic
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare Tamil சில்வண்டு (cilvaṇṭu), where வண்டு (vaṇṭu) means beetle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːʋiːɖɨ̆/
Noun
ചീവീട് • (cīvīṭŭ)
- cicada; Any of the various winged insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large transparent wings, with which male cicadas produce a characteristic shrill buzzing sound.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ചീവീട് (cīvīṭŭ) | ചീവീടുകൾ (cīvīṭukaḷ) |
| vocative | ചീവീടേ (cīvīṭē) | ചീവീടുകളേ (cīvīṭukaḷē) |
| accusative | ചീവീടിനെ (cīvīṭine) | ചീവീടുകളെ (cīvīṭukaḷe) |
| dative | ചീവീടിനെ (cīvīṭine) | ചീവീടുകൾക്ക് (cīvīṭukaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | ചീവീടിന്റെ (cīvīṭinṟe) | ചീവീടുകളുടെ (cīvīṭukaḷuṭe) |
| locative | ചീവീടിൽ (cīvīṭil) | ചീവീടുകളിൽ (cīvīṭukaḷil) |
| sociative | ചീവീടിനോട് (cīvīṭinōṭŭ) | ചീവീടുകളോട് (cīvīṭukaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | ചീവീടിനാൽ (cīvīṭināl) | ചീവീടുകളാൽ (cīvīṭukaḷāl) |
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചീവീടു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചീവീട്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cīvīṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/51743/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D