ஆமை
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ஒரு ஆமை
See also: அமை
Tamil
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *cām-. Compare ஆம் (ām, “water (archaic)”).
Cognate with Kannada ಆಮೆ (āme), Kui (India) ସେମ୍ବି (sembi), Kuvi ତାମ୍ବେଲି (tambeli), Malayalam ആമ (āma), Telugu తాబేలు (tābēlu) and Tulu ಏಮೆ (ēmè).
Pronunciation
Noun
- tortoise
- Synonyms: ஓடன் (ōṭaṉ), கூர்மம் (kūrmam), உறுப்படக்கி (uṟuppaṭakki)
- turtle
- Synonym: கடலாமை (kaṭalāmai)
- (social media, chiefly derogatory) a fan of actor Ajith
- Coordinate term: அணில் (aṇil)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ஆமை āmai |
ஆமைகள் āmaikaḷ |
| vocative | ஆமையே āmaiyē |
ஆமைகளே āmaikaḷē |
| accusative | ஆமையை āmaiyai |
ஆமைகளை āmaikaḷai |
| dative | ஆமைக்கு āmaikku |
ஆமைகளுக்கு āmaikaḷukku |
| benefactive | ஆமைக்காக āmaikkāka |
ஆமைகளுக்காக āmaikaḷukkāka |
| genitive 1 | ஆமையுடைய āmaiyuṭaiya |
ஆமைகளுடைய āmaikaḷuṭaiya |
| genitive 2 | ஆமையின் āmaiyiṉ |
ஆமைகளின் āmaikaḷiṉ |
| locative 1 | ஆமையில் āmaiyil |
ஆமைகளில் āmaikaḷil |
| locative 2 | ஆமையிடம் āmaiyiṭam |
ஆமைகளிடம் āmaikaḷiṭam |
| sociative 1 | ஆமையோடு āmaiyōṭu |
ஆமைகளோடு āmaikaḷōṭu |
| sociative 2 | ஆமையுடன் āmaiyuṭaṉ |
ஆமைகளுடன் āmaikaḷuṭaṉ |
| instrumental | ஆமையால் āmaiyāl |
ஆமைகளால் āmaikaḷāl |
| ablative | ஆமையிலிருந்து āmaiyiliruntu |
ஆமைகளிலிருந்து āmaikaḷiliruntu |
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press