പഞ്ഞി
See also: പഞ്ഞം
Malayalam
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பஞ்சி (pañci), Kannada ಪಂಜಿಕೆ (pañjike). Compare Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī), a Dravidian borrowing whence Assamese পাঁজি (pãzi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɐɲɲi/
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Noun
പഞ്ഞി • (paññi)
- kapok
- kapok tree
- cotton
- Synonym: പരുത്തി (parutti)
- cotton wool; soft absorbent cotton used for medical or cosmetic purposes.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | പഞ്ഞി (paññi) | പഞ്ഞികൾ (paññikaḷ) |
| vocative | പഞ്ഞീ (paññī) | പഞ്ഞികളേ (paññikaḷē) |
| accusative | പഞ്ഞിയെ (paññiye) | പഞ്ഞികളെ (paññikaḷe) |
| dative | പഞ്ഞിയ്ക്ക് (paññiykkŭ) | പഞ്ഞികൾക്ക് (paññikaḷkkŭ) |
| genitive | പഞ്ഞിയുടെ (paññiyuṭe) | പഞ്ഞികളുടെ (paññikaḷuṭe) |
| locative | പഞ്ഞിയിൽ (paññiyil) | പഞ്ഞികളിൽ (paññikaḷil) |
| sociative | പഞ്ഞിയോട് (paññiyōṭŭ) | പഞ്ഞികളോട് (paññikaḷōṭŭ) |
| instrumental | പഞ്ഞിയാൽ (paññiyāl) | പഞ്ഞികളാൽ (paññikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- പഞ്ഞിമരം (paññimaraṁ)
- പഞ്ഞിമിഠായി (paññimiṭhāyi)
- പഞ്ഞിമെത്ത (paññimetta)
Descendants
- → Portuguese: paina
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പഞ്ഞി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പഞ്ഞി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “paññi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/63504/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BF