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

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɛj/
  • (file)

Noun edit

நெய் (ney)

  1. ghee.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Thai: เนย (nəəi)

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)

  1. (transitive) to weave, join, string together
Conjugation edit
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References edit

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