മാരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil மாரி (māri), Sanskrit मारि (māri), Malavedan മേരി (mēri). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːɾi/

Noun

മാരി • (māri)

  1. rain; condensed water falling from a cloud
    Synonyms: വർഷം (vaṟṣaṁ), മഴ (maḻa), വൃഷ്ടി (vr̥ṣṭi)

Derived terms

  • മാരിവില്ല് (mārivillŭ, “rainbow”)

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാരി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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