தேங்காய்

Tamil

Etymology

From தெங்கு (teṅku, “coconut tree”) +‎ காய் (kāy, “fruit”). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tenkāy (“coconut”). Cognates with Malayalam തെങ്ങങ്കായി (teṅṅaṅkāyi), Kannada ತೆಙ್ಗಾಯ್ (teṅgāy), Telugu టెఙ్కాయ​ (ṭeṅkāya​).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪eːŋɡaːj/, [t̪eːŋɡɑːj]

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Noun

தேங்காய் • (tēṅkāy)

1. coconut

   Synonym: தெங்கம் (teṅkam)

References

• University of Madras (1924-1936) , “தேங்காய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 12, 201, 528.