எண்ணெய்

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Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of எள் (eḷ, “sesame”) +‎ நெய் (ney, “ghee”). Cognate with Kannada ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe), Malayalam എണ്ണ (eṇṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

எண்ணெய் • (eṇṇey)

  1. oil
  2. (historical) gingelly oil
  3. Malabar wood-oil tree, Dipterocarpus indicus

Declension

y-stem declension of எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative எண்ணெய்
eṇṇey 		-
Vocative எண்ணெயே
eṇṇeyē 		-
Accusative எண்ணெயை
eṇṇeyai 		-
Dative எண்ணெய்க்கு
eṇṇeykku 		-
Genitive எண்ணெயுடைய
eṇṇeyuṭaiya 		-
Singular Plural
Nominative எண்ணெய்
eṇṇey 		-
Vocative எண்ணெயே
eṇṇeyē 		-
Accusative எண்ணெயை
eṇṇeyai 		-
Dative எண்ணெய்க்கு
eṇṇeykku 		-
Benefactive எண்ணெய்க்காக
eṇṇeykkāka 		-
Genitive 1 எண்ணெயுடைய
eṇṇeyuṭaiya 		-
Genitive 2 எண்ணெயின்
eṇṇeyiṉ 		-
Locative 1 எண்ணெயில்
eṇṇeyil 		-
Locative 2 எண்ணெயிடம்
eṇṇeyiṭam 		-
Sociative 1 எண்ணெயோடு
eṇṇeyōṭu 		-
Sociative 2 எண்ணெயுடன்
eṇṇeyuṭaṉ 		-
Instrumental எண்ணெயால்
eṇṇeyāl 		-
Ablative எண்ணெயிலிருந்து
eṇṇeyiliruntu 		-

Derived terms

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “எண்ணெய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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