Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

കുഴി

kuzhi kuḻi /kuɻi/

Meaning in English

pit grave

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. pit

    വഴിയിൽ ഒരു വലിയ കുഴി ഉണ്ട്. vaḻiyil oru valiya kuḻi uṇṭu. “There is a big pit in the road.”

  2. a depression on a surface

  3. grave

In plain English pit means a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).

Forms

alternative dialectal കുയി

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuẓ-V.

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