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നുളമ്പ്
nulampu nuḷampŭ /n̪uɭɐmpɨ/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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gnat; Any of the tiny flying dipterid insects in the suborder Nematocera.
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mosquito
Forms
| alternative | നുഴമ്പ് |
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nuẓVḷ. Cognate with Kannada ನೊಣ (noṇa, “fly”), Kumarbhag Paharia नुतॊ (“gnat”), Tamil நுளம்பு (nuḷampu, “a type of cicada”).