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.
Derived terms[edit]
- வெண்ணெய் (veṇṇey)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ney (“to weave”). 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