கற்றை
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Malayalam കറ്റ (kaṟṟa), Tulu ಕಂತೆ (kante), Kannada ಕಂತೆ (kante).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karːai/, [katrai]
Audio: (file)
Noun
கற்றை • (kaṟṟai)
- collection, as of hair, rays of the sun
- bundle, as of straw, grass, paddy seedlings
- coconut leaves braided like ropes, as bands for hedging
Derived terms
- கற்றைபிடி (kaṟṟaipiṭi)
- கற்றைபோடு (kaṟṟaipōṭu)
- கற்றைவைத்துக்கட்டு (kaṟṟaivaittukkaṭṭu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கற்றை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press