நெய்
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