நெய்

Tamil

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *ney (“oil; ghee”). Cognate with Telugu నెయ్యి (neyyi) or నేయి (nēyi), Malayalam നെയ്യ് (neyyŭ), Tulu ನೆಯ್ಯಿ (neyyi), Kodava [script needed] (ney), Konda-Dora [script needed] (neyu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ej/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

நெய் • (ney)

  1. ghee.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Thai: เนย (nəəi)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ney (“to weave”). Cognate with Telugu నేయు (nēyu, “to weave”), Kannada ನೇಯು (nēyu), Malayalam നെയ്യുക (neyyuka).

Verb

நெய் • (ney)

  1. (transitive) to weave, join, string together
Conjugation
Conjugation of நெய் (ney)
Derived terms
  • கைத்தறி நெசவு (kaittaṟi necavu)
  • நெசவாளர் (necavāḷar)
  • நெசவாளி (necavāḷi)
  • நெசவு (necavu)
  • நெசவுத்தொழில் (necavuttoḻil)
  • விசைத்தறி நெசவு (vicaittaṟi necavu)

References

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