ஔவை

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Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu అవ్వ (avva) and Kannada ಅವ್ವ (avva).

Pronunciation

Noun

ஔவை (auvai)

  1. female ascetic, elderly woman
  2. any of the three famous Tamil poetesses from ancient Tamilakam, notable works or contributions from them being, Aathichoodi, Purananuru and Vinayagar Agaval

Declension

ai-stem declension of ஔவை (auvai)
Singular Plural
Nominative ஔவை
auvai
ஔவைகள்
auvaikaḷ
Vocative ஔவையே
auvaiyē
ஔவைகளே
auvaikaḷē
Accusative ஔவையை
auvaiyai
ஔவைகளை
auvaikaḷai
Dative ஔவைக்கு
auvaikku
ஔவைகளுக்கு
auvaikaḷukku
Genitive ஔவையுடைய
auvaiyuṭaiya
ஔவைகளுடைய
auvaikaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative ஔவை
auvai
ஔவைகள்
auvaikaḷ
Vocative ஔவையே
auvaiyē
ஔவைகளே
auvaikaḷē
Accusative ஔவையை
auvaiyai
ஔவைகளை
auvaikaḷai
Dative ஔவைக்கு
auvaikku
ஔவைகளுக்கு
auvaikaḷukku
Benefactive ஔவைக்காக
auvaikkāka
ஔவைகளுக்காக
auvaikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 ஔவையுடைய
auvaiyuṭaiya
ஔவைகளுடைய
auvaikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 ஔவையின்
auvaiyiṉ
ஔவைகளின்
auvaikaḷiṉ
Locative 1 ஔவையில்
auvaiyil
ஔவைகளில்
auvaikaḷil
Locative 2 ஔவையிடம்
auvaiyiṭam
ஔவைகளிடம்
auvaikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 ஔவையோடு
auvaiyōṭu
ஔவைகளோடு
auvaikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 ஔவையுடன்
auvaiyuṭaṉ
ஔவைகளுடன்
auvaikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental ஔவையால்
auvaiyāl
ஔவைகளால்
auvaikaḷāl
Ablative ஔவையிலிருந்து
auvaiyiliruntu
ஔவைகளிலிருந்து
auvaikaḷiliruntu

Derivatives

References

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