இமை
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Eyelash
See also: ஆமை
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಎವೆ (eve), Malayalam ഇമ (ima) and Tulu ಸಿಮೆ್ (simæ), Tulu ಸಿಂಮೆ (simmè).
Pronunciation
Noun
இமை • (imai)
- eyelid
- wink
- bear
- peacock
Declension
| ai-stem declension of இமை (imai) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | இமை imai |
இமைகள் imaikaḷ |
| Vocative | இமையே imaiyē |
இமைகளே imaikaḷē |
| Accusative | இமையை imaiyai |
இமைகளை imaikaḷai |
| Dative | இமைக்கு imaikku |
இமைகளுக்கு imaikaḷukku |
| Genitive | இமையுடைய imaiyuṭaiya |
இமைகளுடைய imaikaḷuṭaiya |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | இமை imai |
இமைகள் imaikaḷ |
| Vocative | இமையே imaiyē |
இமைகளே imaikaḷē |
| Accusative | இமையை imaiyai |
இமைகளை imaikaḷai |
| Dative | இமைக்கு imaikku |
இமைகளுக்கு imaikaḷukku |
| Benefactive | இமைக்காக imaikkāka |
இமைகளுக்காக imaikaḷukkāka |
| Genitive 1 | இமையுடைய imaiyuṭaiya |
இமைகளுடைய imaikaḷuṭaiya |
| Genitive 2 | இமையின் imaiyiṉ |
இமைகளின் imaikaḷiṉ |
| Locative 1 | இமையில் imaiyil |
இமைகளில் imaikaḷil |
| Locative 2 | இமையிடம் imaiyiṭam |
இமைகளிடம் imaikaḷiṭam |
| Sociative 1 | இமையோடு imaiyōṭu |
இமைகளோடு imaikaḷōṭu |
| Sociative 2 | இமையுடன் imaiyuṭaṉ |
இமைகளுடன் imaikaḷuṭaṉ |
| Instrumental | இமையால் imaiyāl |
இமைகளால் imaikaḷāl |
| Ablative | இமையிலிருந்து imaiyiliruntu |
இமைகளிலிருந்து imaikaḷiliruntu |
Derived terms
- கண்ணிமை (kaṇṇimai)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “இமை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]