மெல்லிய

Tamil

Etymology

From மெல் (mel) +‎ -இய (-iya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛllɪjɐ/, [me̞llɪjɐ]

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Adjective

மெல்லிய • (melliya)

1. soft, thin, delicate

References

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “மெல்லிய”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• David W. McAlpin (1981), “மெல்லிய”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [2]
• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “மெல்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972