நெய்த்தோர்

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *neyttVr (“blood”). Cognate with Telugu నెత్తురు (netturu), Kannada ನೆತ್ತರು (nettaru), Tulu ನೆತ್ತೆರ್ (netterŭ), Brahui دِتَر (ditar, “blood”), Kuvi ନେଡ୍ଡୁରି (netturi).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /n̪ɛjt̪ːoːɾ/

Noun

நெய்த்தோர் • (neyttōr)

1. blood

   Synonym: இரத்தம் (irattam)

References

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