நாவாய்
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Related to நெல் (nel, “paddy”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
நாவாய் • (nāvāy)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit नावा (nāvā). Compare cognate Telugu నావ (nāva).
Noun edit
நாவாய் • (nāvāy)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நாவாய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press