Quote for the day!

ഉന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തു-
ന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്തുന്താളെയുന്തു്

(According to legend, the very first couplet in മഞ്ജരി inspired by which കൃഷ്ണഗാഥ was written.)

Sunday, July 19, 2020

കള, തള, വള

കള, തള, വള have similar etymologies. Each comes from the corresponding -അളയുക form of the verb.

കളയുക (to discard) > കള (that which is discarded) weed
തളയുക (to be fettered) > തള (that which fetters) > anklets
വളയുക (to bend) > വള (that which is bent) > bangle


Do you know other nouns that follow this pattern? 
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