User:Vcheriyan/List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends

List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends is an initial list of false friends in Malayalam and Sanskrit.

List of Malayalam Sanskrit False Friends

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The following is a partial list.

Malayalam - Sanskrit False Friends
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
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