നെഞ്ച്
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- നെഞ്ഞ് (neññŭ) — dialectal
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *neñ-cV (“mind, heart, pith”). Cognate with Tamil நெஞ்சு (neñcu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪eɲd͡ʒɨ̆/, [n̪en̠ʲd͡ʒɨ̆]
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Noun
നെഞ്ച് • (neñcŭ)
- chest (torso)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “നെഞ്ചു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.