கற்றை
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Malayalam കറ്റ (kaṟṟa), Tulu ಕಂತೆ (kante), Kannada ಕಂತೆ (kante).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
கற்றை • (kaṟṟai)
- collection, as of hair, rays of the sun
- bundle, as of straw, grass, paddy seedlings
- coconut leaves braided like ropes, as bands for hedging
Derived terms[edit]
- கற்றைபிடி (kaṟṟaipiṭi)
- கற்றைபோடு (kaṟṟaipōṭu)
- கற்றைவைத்துக்கட்டு (kaṟṟaivaittukkaṭṭu)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கற்றை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press