"കഴു" meaning in Malayalam

See കഴു in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐɻu/ Forms: kaḻu [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada ಕಳು (kaḷu) and Tamil கழு (kaḻu). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಕಳು}} Kannada ಕಳು (kaḷu), {{cog|ta|கழு}} Tamil கழு (kaḻu) Head templates: {{head|ml|noun}} കഴു • (kaḻu)
  1. gallows Synonyms: കഴുമരം, തൂക്കുമരം
    Sense id: en-കഴു-ml-noun-CteSCUYf Categories (other): Capital punishment Disambiguation of Capital punishment: 92 4 4
  2. pole used to impale criminals
    Sense id: en-കഴു-ml-noun-Pt4qfYWv Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages using discouraged character sequences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds of prey Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 15 63 22 Disambiguation of Pages using discouraged character sequences: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 77 11 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 7 50 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: കഴുമരം (kaḻumaraṁ), കഴുവേറി (kaḻuvēṟi), കഴുവേറുക (kaḻuvēṟuka)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɐɻu/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓ-V-ku/-tu (“vulture”). Cognate with Tamil கழுகு (kaḻuku) and Tulu ಕಳು (kaḷu). Doublet of കഴുക് (kaḻukŭ) and കഴുകൻ (kaḻukaṉ). Etymology templates: {{inh|ml|dra-pro|*kaẓ-V-ku/-tu|t=vulture}} Proto-Dravidian *kaẓ-V-ku/-tu (“vulture”), {{cog|ta|கழுகு}} Tamil கழுகு (kaḻuku), {{cog|tcy|ಕಳು}} Tulu ಕಳು (kaḷu), {{dbt|ml|കഴുക്|കഴുകൻ}} Doublet of കഴുക് (kaḻukŭ) and കഴുകൻ (kaḻukaṉ) Head templates: {{head|ml|noun}} കഴു • (kaḻu) Forms: kaḻu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], കഴു [nominative, singular], കഴുക്കൾ [nominative, plural], കഴുവേ [singular, vocative], കഴുക്കളേ [plural, vocative], കഴുവിനെ [accusative, singular], കഴുക്കളെ [accusative, plural], കഴുവിന് [dative, singular], കഴുക്കൾക്ക് [dative, plural], കഴുവിന്റെ [genitive, singular], കഴുക്കളുടെ [genitive, plural], കഴുവിൽ [locative, singular], കഴുക്കളിൽ [locative, plural], കഴുവിനോട് [error-unrecognized-form, singular], കഴുക്കളോട് [error-unrecognized-form, plural], കഴുവിനാൽ [instrumental, singular], കഴുക്കളാൽ [instrumental, plural]
  1. vulture Synonyms: കഴുക്, കഴുകൻ
    Sense id: en-കഴു-ml-noun-6YhBMI9W Categories (other): Birds of prey Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 7 50 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/kɐɻu/"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "കഴുവിൽ",
      "roman": "kaḻuvil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "കഴുക്കളിൽ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kɐɻu/"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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      },
      "expansion": "കഴു • (kaḻu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malayalam",
  "lang_code": "ml",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vulture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vulture",
          "vulture"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "കഴുക്"
        },
        {
          "word": "കഴുകൻ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐɻu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "കഴു"
}

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