காதை

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːd̪ɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

1. story, narrative
2. word, term, vocable

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

1. poem
2. division of a poem containing a narrative

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

1. killing, murder
2. (music) beating time, as of the right hand on the left

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

1. accusative singular of காது (kātu)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “காதை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]