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): /iːɻam/, [iːɻɐm]
Noun
ஈழம் • (īḻam)
- Sri Lanka (an island country in Asia)[2]
- gold
- toddy, arak
- 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
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “īr̤am”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஈழம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press