ஈழம்

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tamil *𑀈𑀵𑀫𑁆 (*īḻam), either from Proto-Dravidian *īẓam (“toddy, Sri Lanka”) or borrowed from Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮 (sīhala) (from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala)); in this case, words for "toddy" in other Dravidian languages, such as Kannada ಈಡಿ (īḍi), would be borrowings from Old Tamil.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːɻɐm/

Noun

ஈழம் • (īḻam)

  1. Sri Lanka (an island country in Asia)[2]
  2. gold
  3. toddy, arak
  4. spurge, Euphorbia

Declension
m-stem declension of ஈழம் (īḻam) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative ஈழம்
īḻam		 -
Vocative ஈழமே
īḻamē		 -
Accusative ஈழத்தை
īḻattai		 -
Dative ஈழத்துக்கு
īḻattukku		 -
Genitive ஈழத்துடைய
īḻattuṭaiya		 -
Singular Plural
Nominative ஈழம்
īḻam		 -
Vocative ஈழமே
īḻamē		 -
Accusative ஈழத்தை
īḻattai		 -
Dative ஈழத்துக்கு
īḻattukku		 -
Benefactive ஈழத்துக்காக
īḻattukkāka		 -
Genitive 1 ஈழத்துடைய
īḻattuṭaiya		 -
Genitive 2 ஈழத்தின்
īḻattiṉ		 -
Locative 1 ஈழத்தில்
īḻattil		 -
Locative 2 ஈழத்திடம்
īḻattiṭam		 -
Sociative 1 ஈழத்தோடு
īḻattōṭu		 -
Sociative 2 ஈழத்துடன்
īḻattuṭaṉ		 -
Instrumental ஈழத்தால்
īḻattāl		 -
Ablative ஈழத்திலிருந்து
īḻattiliruntu		 -

References
  1. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “īr̤am”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஈழம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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