தத்தை
See also: தந்தை
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From தாதி (tāti).
Noun edit
தத்தை • (tattai)
Etymology 2 edit
Cognate with Malayalam തത്ത (tatta). Probably from Hindi तोता (totā), ultimately from Classical Persian توته.
Noun edit
தத்தை • (tattai)
- parrot (Psittacula krameri)
- Synonym: கிளி (kiḷi)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தத்தை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press