தடவை

Tamil

Etymology

Related to தரம் (taram). Cognate with Telugu తడవ (taḍava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐɖɐʋaɪ̯/

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐɖɐʋaɪ̯/

Noun

தடவை • (taṭavai) (colloquial)

1. time, instance, occurrence, turn

   Synonym: முறை (muṟai)

   ஒரு தடவை தான் பண்ணினேன்

   oru taṭavai tāṉ paṇṇiṉēṉ

   I only did (it) once

2. instalment

   Synonym: (formal) தவணை (tavaṇai)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022), “தடவை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]