நெய்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Dravidian *ney (“oil; ghee”). Cognate with Telugu నెయ్యి (neyyi) or నేయి (nēyi), Malayalam നെയ്യ് (neyyŭ), Tulu ನೆಯ್ಯಿ (neyyi), Kodava [script needed] (ney), Konda-Dora [script needed] (neyu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
நெய் • (ney)
- ghee.
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Telugu నేయు (nēyu, “to weave”), Kannada ನೇಯು (nēyu), Malayalam നെയ്യുക (neyyuka).
Verb[edit]
நெய் • (ney)
- (transitive) to weave, join, string together
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of நெய் (ney)
Derived terms[edit]
- கைத்தறி நெசவு (kaittaṟi necavu)
- நெசவாளர் (necavāḷar)
- நெசவாளி (necavāḷi)
- நெசவு (necavu)
- நெசவுத்தொழில் (necavuttoḻil)
- விசைத்தறி நெசவு (vicaittaṟi necavu)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “நெய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press