നെയ്ത്ത്

Malayalam

Etymology

From നെയ്യുക (neyyuka, “to weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ejt̪t̪ɨ/

Noun

നെയ്ത്ത് • (neyttŭ)

1. weaving; the act or craft of making cloth by interlacing threads.
2. texture; the arrangement of threads in a fabric.

Derived terms

• നെയ്ത്തുകാരൻ (neyttukāraṉ) — weaver.
• നെയ്ത്തുശാല (neyttuśāla) — weaving mill; loom house.

Related terms

• തറി (taṟi) — loom.

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “നെയ്ത്ത് [neyttŭ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Kailash Nath (2019), “നെയ്ത്ത്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary