வெண்ணெய்

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Compound of வெள் (veḷ) +‎ நெய் (ney). Compare Kannada ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ (beṇṇe), Malayalam വെണ്ണ (veṇṇa), Telugu వెన్న (venna).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɛɳːɛj/

Noun edit

வெண்ணெய் • (veṇṇey)

butter

References edit

University of Madras (1924–1936) “வெண்ணெய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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