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മഞ്ഞ്
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Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಮಂಜು (mañju, “fog”), Kodava ಮಂಜ್ (mañj, “dew”), Gondi మచ్ (mac, “dew”), Tamil மஞ்சு (mañcu, “fog, dew, cloud”), Telugu మంచు (mañcu, “fog, dew, snow”) and Tulu ಮೈಂದ್ (maindŭ, “fog, dew”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
മഞ്ഞ് • (maññŭ)
- snow; frozen water that falls as precipitation.
- fog, mist; water or liquid finely suspended in air.
- Synonym: മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് (mūṭalmaññŭ)
- dew; moisture that condenses on the surface of cold objects as droplets of water.
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References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മഞ്ഞു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മഞ്ഞ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maññu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/67345/
- https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D
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