கரை

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu కర (kara), Kannada ಕರೆ (kare), Malayalam കര (kara).

Noun

கரை (karai)

  1. shore
  2. bank
  3. bound, limit
  4. ridge of a field
  5. border, hem
  6. side, proximity
  7. place
  8. word
  9. large division of co-parcenary land in a village consisting of dry and wet lands and garden fields
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

கரை (karai)

  1. to dissolve
Conjugation
Intransitive
Transitive

References

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