நினைவு
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
From நினை (niṉai) + -வு (-vu). Cognate with Kannada ನೆನಪು (nenapu), Malayalam നിനവ് (ninavŭ).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
நினைவு • (niṉaivu)
- thought, idea
- reflection, consideration
- recollection, remembrance
- imagination, fancy, supposition, conception, notion
- object, design, purpose
- care, attention, thoughtfulness
- mediation, contemplation
- anxiety, distress
- order, command
- memorandum, momento
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நினைவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press