User:Vcheriyan/List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends
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List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends is an initial list of false friends in Malayalam and Sanskrit.
List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends
[edit]The following is a partial list.
| Malayalam word | Sanskrit word | Pronunciation | Meaning in Malayalam | Meaning in Sanskrit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| അരി | अरि | ari | rice | enemy |
| അവ | अव | ava | those | protect (imperative) |
| ഇവ | इव | iva | these | like |
| കരി | करि | kari | soot | elephant |
| കവി | कवि | kavi | overflow (root) | poet |
| കാള | काळा | kaaLaa | bull | black woman |
| തടി | तटि | taTi | wood | (river) bank |
| തരണം | तरणं | taraNam | must give | crossover |
| തരം | तरं | taraM | type | crossover |
| പതി | पति | pati | (act of) hiding | husband |
| Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
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