தோணி
Tamil edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀺 (doṇi), from Sanskrit द्रोणि (droṇi). Cognate with Telugu దోనె (dōne), Kannada ದೋಣಿ (dōṇi), Malayalam തോണി (tōṇi).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
தோணி • (tōṇi)
- boat, dhoney
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:கப்பல்
- ship
- float, raft, canoe
- watertrough
- the 27th nakshatra: இரேவதி
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
தோணி • (tōṇi)
- projections, bastions in a fortress wall
- arrow
- mud, mire
- water
- Indian nightshade
References edit
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “தோணி”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]