மடல்
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Tulu ಮಡಲ್ (maḍalŭ), Kannada ಮಟ್ಟೆ (maṭṭe).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
மடல் • (maṭal)
- (botany) flat leaf of palm, plantain and screwpine
- jagged stem of a palmyra branch
- Synonym: பனங்கருக்கு (paṉaṅkarukku)
- a horse made of palmyra stems on which a thwarted lover mounts to proclaim his grief and win his love
- flower petal
- Synonym: பூவிதழ் (pūvitaḻ)
- branch
- Synonym: கிளை (kiḷai)
- eyelid
- Synonym: கண்ணிமை (kaṇṇimai)
- receptacle for sacred ashes and sandal
- sheath (as of I dian corn, plantain flower etc.)
- external border or tip of the ear
- shoulder-blade
- Synonym: தோண்மேலிடம் (tōṇmēliṭam)
- hand
- Synonym: கை (kai)
- standing-pole of a well-sweep
- Synonym: ஏற்றக்கழி (ēṟṟakkaḻi)
- branch channel
- Synonym: சிறுவாய்க்கால் (ciṟuvāykkāl)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மடல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press