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തള്ള

talla taḷḷa /t̪ɐɭɭɐ/

Meaning in English

mother old woman, boomer

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. mother

    തള്ള കോഴി കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ ചിറകിനടിയിൽ ഒളിപ്പിച്ചു. taḷḷa kōḻi kuññuṅṅaḷe ciṟakinaṭiyil oḷippicchu. “The mother hen hid her chicks under her wings.”

  2. old woman, boomer

In plain English mother means a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother).

Forms

the word തള്ള
of / belonging to തള്ളതൻ
to / for തള്ളക്ക്
as the object തള്ളയെ
in / at തള്ളയിൽ
with തള്ളയോടു
by / using തള്ളയാൽ
more than one തള്ളകൾ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *taḷḷay. Cognate with Tamil தள்ளை (taḷḷai), Telugu తల్లి (talli).

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