கந்தி

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Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɐn̪d̪ɪ/, [kɐn̪d̪i]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit गान्धि (gāndhi).

Noun[edit]

கந்தி • (kanti)

  1. spices, aromatics
    வாசனைப்பொருள். குங்கும மேனையகந்தி கள் கூட்டி
    vācaṉaipporuḷ. kuṅkuma mēṉaiyakanti kaḷ kūṭṭi
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. areca palm
  3. asafoetida

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Telugu కంది (kandi), from Proto-Dravidian *karVnti.

Noun[edit]

கந்தி • (kanti)

  1. dhal
    Synonym: பருப்பு (paruppu)

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “கந்தி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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