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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಗದ್ದೆ (gadde), Old Kannada ಗೞ್ದೆ (gaḻde), Malayalam കഴനി (kaḻani), Tulu ಕಂಡ (kaṇḍa). From Proto-Dravidian *kaẓ-Vt (“paddy field”).
Pronunciation
Noun
கழனி • (kaḻaṉi)
- paddy, paddy field
- Synonym: வயல் (vayal)
- agricultural tract
- Synonym: மருதநிலம் (marutanilam)
- mud
- Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கழனி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press