ചാഴി

See also: ചുഴി and ചൂഴി

Malayalam

Etymology

Possibly related to ചാട (cāṭa, empty grain husk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaːɻi/

Noun

ചാഴി • (cāḻi)

Rice ear bug
  1. rice ear bug (Leptocorisa oratoria), A broad headed herbivorous bug that feeds on developing rice ears, widely considered an agricultural pest.
  2. Any member of the genus Leptocorisa.
  3. empty grain husk, blighted corn
    Synonyms: ചാവി (cāvi), പതിര് (patirŭ)

Declension

Declension of ചാഴി
Singular Plural
Nominative ചാഴി (cāḻi) ചാഴികൾ (cāḻikaḷ)
Vocative ചാഴീ (cāḻī) ചാഴികളേ (cāḻikaḷē)
Accusative ചാഴിയെ (cāḻiye) ചാഴികളെ (cāḻikaḷe)
Dative ചാഴിയ്ക്ക് (cāḻiykkŭ) ചാഴികൾക്ക് (cāḻikaḷkkŭ)
Genitive ചാഴിയുടെ (cāḻiyuṭe) ചാഴികളുടെ (cāḻikaḷuṭe)
Locative ചാഴിയിൽ (cāḻiyil) ചാഴികളിൽ (cāḻikaḷil)
Sociative ചാഴിയോട് (cāḻiyōṭŭ) ചാഴികളോട് (cāḻikaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental ചാഴിയാൽ (cāḻiyāl) ചാഴികളാൽ (cāḻikaḷāl)

Derived terms

  • ചാഴിക്കോൽ (cāḻikkōl)
  • വെള്ളച്ചാഴി (veḷḷaccāḻi)

References

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