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]

  • IPA(key): /n̪ej/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

நெய் (ney)

  1. ghee.
Descendants[edit]
  • Thai: เนย (nəəi)

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)

  1. (transitive) to weave, join, string together
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References[edit]

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