தேள்

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Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Telugu తేలు (tēlu), Kannada ಚೇಳು (cēḷu), Malayalam തേൾ (tēḷ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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தேள் (tēḷ)

  1. scorpion
  2. the zodiac sign Scorpio
    Synonyms: நளி (naḷi), விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)

References

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