எந்தை

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Tamil

Etymology

Attested in Purananuru, inherited from Old Tamil 𑀏𑁆𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁃 (entai), equivalent to என் (eṉ, my) +‎ தந்தை (tantai, father) / எம் (em, our, exclusive) +‎ தந்தை (tantai, father).

Pronunciation

Noun

எந்தை (entai) (literary)

  1. my father, our father
    குன்றும் கொண்டார்யாம் எந்தையும் இலமே!
    kuṉṟum koṇṭāryām entaiyum ilamē!
    We have not our hill, nor our father.
    (புறநானூறு 112)
  2. (my/our) lord, master

Declension

ai-stem declension of எந்தை (entai) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative எந்தை
entai
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Vocative எந்தையே
entaiyē
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Accusative எந்தையை
entaiyai
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Dative எந்தைக்கு
entaikku
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Genitive எந்தையுடைய
entaiyuṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative எந்தை
entai
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Vocative எந்தையே
entaiyē
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Accusative எந்தையை
entaiyai
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Dative எந்தைக்கு
entaikku
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Benefactive எந்தைக்காக
entaikkāka
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Genitive 1 எந்தையுடைய
entaiyuṭaiya
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Genitive 2 எந்தையின்
entaiyiṉ
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Locative 1 எந்தையில்
entaiyil
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Locative 2 எந்தையிடம்
entaiyiṭam
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Sociative 1 எந்தையோடு
entaiyōṭu
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Sociative 2 எந்தையுடன்
entaiyuṭaṉ
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Instrumental எந்தையால்
entaiyāl
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Ablative எந்தையிலிருந்து
entaiyiliruntu
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