"പുലി" meaning in Malayalam

See പുലി in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /puli/ Audio: LL-Q36236 (mal)-Vis M-പുലി.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *puli (“tiger”). Cognates with Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli), Tamil புலி (puli), Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili), Telugu పులి (puli) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli). Etymology templates: {{inh|ml|dra-pro|*puli||tiger}} Proto-Dravidian *puli (“tiger”), {{cog|kn|ಹುಲಿ}} Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli), {{cog|ta|புலி}} Tamil புலி (puli), {{cog|tcy|ಪಿಲಿ}} Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili), {{cog|te|పులి}} Telugu పులి (puli), {{cog|pra|𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺}} Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli) Head templates: {{head|ml|noun|g=|g2=|head=|sc=|sort=|tr=}} പുലി • (puli), {{ml-noun}} പുലി • (puli) Forms: puli [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], പുലി [nominative, singular], പുലികൾ [nominative, plural], പുലീ [singular, vocative], പുലികളേ [plural, vocative], പുലിയെ [accusative, singular], പുലികളെ [accusative, plural], പുലിയ്ക്ക് [dative, singular], പുലികൾക്ക് [dative, plural], പുലിയുടെ [genitive, singular], പുലികളുടെ [genitive, plural], പുലിയിൽ [locative, singular], പുലികളിൽ [locative, plural], പുലിയോട് [error-unrecognized-form, singular], പുലികളോട് [error-unrecognized-form, plural], പുലിയാൽ [instrumental, singular], പുലികളാൽ [instrumental, plural]
  1. leopard, Panthera pardus, a large carnivorous felid with a spotted coat.
    Sense id: en-പുലി-ml-noun-9jHLvCmU Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 45 3 49 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 2 53 2
  2. (less common) tiger Tags: uncommon Synonyms: കടുവ, നെടുവരിയൻ, വേങ്ങ
    Sense id: en-പുലി-ml-noun-8VwWuZ-C
  3. Panthera, any big cat resembling a leopard.
    Sense id: en-പുലി-ml-noun-wsUKapZw Categories (other): Malayalam entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Carnivores, Felids, Mammals Disambiguation of Malayalam entries with incorrect language header: 45 3 49 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 2 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 2 54 2 Disambiguation of Animals: 28 4 63 4 Disambiguation of Carnivores: 21 5 69 5 Disambiguation of Felids: 32 3 62 3 Disambiguation of Mammals: 25 21 52 2
  4. (figurative) brave, excellent Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-പുലി-ml-noun-3~s-iKzZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: കരിമ്പുലി (karimpuli), പുലിത്തോൽ (pulittōl), പുലിനഖം (pulinakhaṁ), പുലിപ്പല്ല് (pulippallŭ), പുലിവാൽ (pulivāl), മഞ്ഞുപുലി (maññupuli), മേഘപ്പുലി (mēghappuli)
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      "roman": "karimpuli",
      "word": "കരിമ്പുലി"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pulittōl",
      "word": "പുലിത്തോൽ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pulinakhaṁ",
      "word": "പുലിനഖം"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pulippallŭ",
      "word": "പുലിപ്പല്ല്"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "pulivāl",
      "word": "പുലിവാൽ"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "maññupuli",
      "word": "മഞ്ഞുപുലി"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mēghappuli",
      "word": "മേഘപ്പുലി"
    }
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        "4": "",
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    },
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        "1": "kn",
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      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "புலி"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಪಿಲಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra",
        "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "puli",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "പുലി",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികൾ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലീ",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളേ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയെ",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളെ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയ്ക്ക്",
      "roman": "puliykkŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികൾക്ക്",
      "roman": "pulikaḷkkŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയുടെ",
      "roman": "puliyuṭe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളുടെ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷuṭe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയിൽ",
      "roman": "puliyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളിൽ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയോട്",
      "roman": "puliyōṭŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളോട്",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയാൽ",
      "roman": "puliyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളാൽ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "പുലി • (puli)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
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    }
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        ],
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          "Panthera pardus#Translingual"
        ]
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        "(less common) tiger"
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          "word": "കടുവ"
        },
        {
          "word": "നെടുവരിയൻ"
        },
        {
          "word": "വേങ്ങ"
        }
      ],
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "orig": "ml:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "21 5 69 5",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "32 3 62 3",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 21 52 2",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "Panthera, any big cat resembling a leopard."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "Panthera",
          "Panthera#Translingual"
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          "big cat",
          "big cat"
        ]
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          "brave"
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        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) brave, excellent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/puli/"
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  "word": "പുലി"
}
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    "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",
    "ml:Animals",
    "ml:Carnivores",
    "ml:Felids",
    "ml:Mammals"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "karimpuli",
      "word": "കരിമ്പുലി"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pulittōl",
      "word": "പുലിത്തോൽ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pulinakhaṁ",
      "word": "പുലിനഖം"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pulippallŭ",
      "word": "പുലിപ്പല്ല്"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pulivāl",
      "word": "പുലിവാൽ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maññupuli",
      "word": "മഞ്ഞുപുലി"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēghappuli",
      "word": "മേഘപ്പുലി"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "tiger"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಹುಲಿ (huli)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "புலி"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil புலி (puli)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ಪಿಲಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
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      },
      "expansion": "Telugu పులి (puli)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra",
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "puli",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "പുലി",
      "roman": "puli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികൾ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലീ",
      "roman": "pulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളേ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയെ",
      "roman": "puliye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളെ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയ്ക്ക്",
      "roman": "puliykkŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികൾക്ക്",
      "roman": "pulikaḷkkŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയുടെ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "പുലികളുടെ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷuṭe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയിൽ",
      "roman": "puliyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളിൽ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയോട്",
      "roman": "puliyōṭŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളോട്",
      "roman": "pulikaḷōṭŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലിയാൽ",
      "roman": "puliyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "പുലികളാൽ",
      "roman": "pulikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "പുലി • (puli)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "പുലി • (puli)",
      "name": "ml-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malayalam",
  "lang_code": "ml",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leopard, Panthera pardus, a large carnivorous felid with a spotted coat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leopard",
          "leopard"
        ],
        [
          "Panthera pardus",
          "Panthera pardus#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tiger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(less common) tiger"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "കടുവ"
        },
        {
          "word": "നെടുവരിയൻ"
        },
        {
          "word": "വേങ്ങ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Panthera, any big cat resembling a leopard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Panthera",
          "Panthera#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "big cat",
          "big cat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brave, excellent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) brave, excellent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puli/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "പുലി"
}

Download raw JSONL data for പുലി meaning in Malayalam (5.3kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "പുലി",
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}

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