ഇരുൾ

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *cir- (“dark, black”). Cognate with Kannada ಇರುಳು (iruḷu), Tamil இருள் (iruḷ), Telugu ఇరులు (irulu) and Tulu ಇರ್ಳು (irḷu). Doublet of ഇരുട്ട് (iruṭṭŭ).

• IPA^(key): /iɾuɭ/

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ഇരുൾ • (iruḷ)

Vallarpadam container terminal, Kochi at dark

1. darkness

   Synonyms: ഇരുട്ട് (iruṭṭŭ), മയ്യൽ (mayyal), മാൽ (māl)

2. night

   Synonyms: അല്ല് (allŭ), ഇരവ് (iravŭ), രാവ് (rāvŭ)

• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ഇരു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ഇരുൾ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “iruḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/37348/