கற்றை

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam കറ്റ (kaṟṟa), Tulu ಕಂತೆ (kante), Kannada ಕಂತೆ (kante).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐrːɐɪ̯/, [kɐtrɐɪ̯]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

கற்றை • (kaṟṟai)

1. collection, as of hair, rays of the sun
2. bundle, as of straw, grass, paddy seedlings
3. coconut leaves braided like ropes, as bands for hedging

Derived terms

• கற்றைபிடி (kaṟṟaipiṭi)
• கற்றைபோடு (kaṟṟaipōṭu)
• கற்றைவைத்துக்கட்டு (kaṟṟaivaittukkaṭṭu)

 

References

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