"പുഴു" meaning in Malayalam

See പുഴു in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /puɻu/ Forms: puḻu [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *puẓu. Cognate with Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu), Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu), Tamil புழு (puḻu), Telugu పురుగు (purugu), Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri) and Brahui پُو (pū). Etymology templates: {{inh|ml|dra-pro|*puẓu}} Proto-Dravidian *puẓu, {{cog|kn|ಹುಳು}} Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu), {{cog|kfa|ಪುಳು}} Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu), {{cog|ta|புழு}} Tamil புழு (puḻu), {{cog|te|పురుగు}} Telugu పురుగు (purugu), {{cog|tcy|ಪುರಿ}} Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri), {{cog|brh|پو|پُو||tr=pū}} Brahui پُو (pū) Head templates: {{head|ml|noun|g=|g2=|head=|sc=|sort=|tr=}} പുഴു • (puḻu), {{ml-noun}} പുഴു • (puḻu)
  1. worm
    Sense id: en-പുഴു-ml-noun-ua8Xr0~F
  2. caterpillar
    Sense id: en-പുഴു-ml-noun-uv~fN6pd Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 7 49 34 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 43 38 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 49 41 5
  3. maggot, larva
    Sense id: en-പുഴു-ml-noun-NTI4HPyh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 43 38 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 49 41 5
  4. long and tubular insect Synonyms: കൃമി, കീടം, ഞാഞ്ഞൂൽ
    Sense id: en-പുഴു-ml-noun-iEnb846e

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*puẓu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *puẓu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಹುಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kfa",
        "2": "ಪುಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "புழு"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil புழு (puḻu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "పురుగు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu పురుగు (purugu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಪುರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brh",
        "2": "پو",
        "3": "پُو",
        "4": "",
        "tr": "pū"
      },
      "expansion": "Brahui پُو (pū)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *puẓu. Cognate with Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu), Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu), Tamil புழு (puḻu), Telugu పురుగు (purugu), Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri) and Brahui پُو (pū).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "puḻu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "പുഴു • (puḻu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "പുഴു • (puḻu)",
      "name": "ml-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malayalam",
  "lang_code": "ml",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worm"
      ],
      "id": "en-പുഴു-ml-noun-ua8Xr0~F",
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 49 34 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malayalam entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 43 38 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 49 41 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caterpillar"
      ],
      "id": "en-പുഴു-ml-noun-uv~fN6pd",
      "links": [
        [
          "caterpillar",
          "caterpillar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 43 38 9",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 49 41 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maggot, larva"
      ],
      "id": "en-പുഴു-ml-noun-NTI4HPyh",
      "links": [
        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ],
        [
          "larva",
          "larva"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "long and tubular insect"
      ],
      "id": "en-പുഴു-ml-noun-iEnb846e",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "കൃമി"
        },
        {
          "word": "കീടം"
        },
        {
          "word": "ഞാഞ്ഞൂൽ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "പുഴു"
}
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    "Malayalam entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malayalam lemmas",
    "Malayalam nouns",
    "Malayalam terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Malayalam terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Malayalam terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*puẓu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *puẓu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಹುಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kfa",
        "2": "ಪುಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "புழு"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil புழு (puḻu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "పురుగు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu పురుగు (purugu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಪುರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brh",
        "2": "پو",
        "3": "پُو",
        "4": "",
        "tr": "pū"
      },
      "expansion": "Brahui پُو (pū)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *puẓu. Cognate with Kannada ಹುಳು (huḷu), Kodava ಪುಳು (puḷu), Tamil புழு (puḻu), Telugu పురుగు (purugu), Tulu ಪುರಿ (puri) and Brahui پُو (pū).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puḻu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "പുഴു • (puḻu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "പുഴു • (puḻu)",
      "name": "ml-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malayalam",
  "lang_code": "ml",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caterpillar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caterpillar",
          "caterpillar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maggot, larva"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ],
        [
          "larva",
          "larva"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "long and tubular insect"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "കൃമി"
        },
        {
          "word": "കീടം"
        },
        {
          "word": "ഞാഞ്ഞൂൽ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "പുഴു"
}

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