"നായ" meaning in Malayalam

See നായ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /n̪aːjɐ/ Audio: LL-Q36236 (mal)-Vis M-നായ.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *naHay. Cognate with Kannada ನಾಯಿ (nāyi), Tamil நாய் (nāy), Gondi నెయ్ (ney), Tulu ನಾಯಿ (nāyi). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ml|dra-pro|*naHay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *naHay, {{inh+|ml|dra-pro|*naHay}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *naHay, {{cog|kn|ನಾಯಿ}} Kannada ನಾಯಿ (nāyi), {{cog|ta|நாய்}} Tamil நாய் (nāy), {{cog|gon|నెయ్}} Gondi నెయ్ (ney), {{cog|tcy|ನಾಯಿ}} Tulu ನಾಯಿ (nāyi) Head templates: {{head|ml|noun|g=|g2=|head=|sc=|sort=|tr=}} നായ • (nāya), {{ml-noun}} നായ • (nāya) Forms: nāya [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], നായ [nominative, singular], നായകള് [nominative, plural], നായേ [singular, vocative], നായകളേ [plural, vocative], നായയെ [accusative, singular], നായകളെ [accusative, plural], നായയ്ക്ക് [dative, singular], നായകള്ക്ക് [dative, plural], നായയുടെ [genitive, singular], നായകളുടെ [genitive, plural], നായയില് [locative, singular], നായകളില് [locative, plural], നായയോട് [error-unrecognized-form, singular], നായകളോട് [error-unrecognized-form, plural], നായയാല് [instrumental, singular], നായകളാല് [instrumental, plural], നായ് [alternative], നാൕ [alternative]
  1. dog Synonyms: പട്ടി, ഞമലി
    Sense id: en-നായ-ml-noun-zWNX792W Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  2. male dog
    Sense id: en-നായ-ml-noun-VepqZGF1 Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Canids Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 47 24 Disambiguation of Canids: 35 53 12
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) an abuse Tags: derogatory, vulgar
    Sense id: en-നായ-ml-noun-wPa2rsbq Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: കൂത്തിപ്പട്ടി (kūttippaṭṭi) (english: bitch)

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "word": "നായ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for നായ meaning in Malayalam (4.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative'",
  "path": [
    "നായ"
  ],
  "section": "Malayalam",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "നായ",
  "trace": ""
}

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