കിളി
kili kiḷi /kiɭi/
Meaning in English
Any small bird.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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Any small bird.
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parrot; Any of the various frugivorous birds in the order Psittaciformes.
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A person employed as a helper in a bus, assistant to bus conductor.
Forms
| the word | കിളി |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | കിളിതൻ |
| to / for | കിളിക്ക് |
| as the object | കിളിയെ |
| in / at | കിളിയിൽ |
| with | കിളിയോടു |
| by / using | കിളിയാൽ |
| more than one | കിളികൾ |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kiḷi (“parrot”). Cognate with Kannada ಗಿಳಿ (giḷi, “parrot”), Kodava ಗ್ಣಿ (gŭni, “parrot”), Kolami సిల్క (silka, “parrot”), Tamil கிளி (kiḷi, “parrot”), Tulu ಗಿಳಿ (giḷi, “parrot”), Telugu చిలుక (ciluka, “parrot”) and Sanskrit कीर (kīra, “parrot”). Underwent semantic shift to mean "any small bird" in Malayalam.