காதல்

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word காதல். In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word காதல், but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say காதல் in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word காதல் you have here. The definition of the word காதல் will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofகாதல், as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Tamil

Etymology

By surface analysis, கா (kā, “to protect, save, cherish”, from Proto-Dravidian *kā-) +‎ -தல் (-tal). Compare காவல் (kāval).

Cognate with Old Kannada ಕಾದಲ್ (kādal), Malayalam കാതൽ (kātal) and Telugu గాదిలి (gādili). Compare Sanskrit खेद (kheda, “lust, pleasure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːd̪al/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

காதல் • (kātal)

  1. (romantic) love, attachment, affection
    Synonyms: (platonic) அன்பு (aṉpu), நேசம் (nēcam), பாசம் (pācam), பரிவு (parivu)

Declension

Declension of காதல் (kātal) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative காதல்
kātal 		-
vocative காதலே
kātalē 		-
accusative காதலை
kātalai 		-
dative காதலுக்கு
kātalukku 		-
benefactive காதலுக்காக
kātalukkāka 		-
genitive 1 காதலுடைய
kātaluṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 காதலின்
kātaliṉ 		-
locative 1 காதலில்
kātalil 		-
locative 2 காதலிடம்
kātaliṭam 		-
sociative 1 காதலோடு
kātalōṭu 		-
sociative 2 காதலுடன்
kātaluṭaṉ 		-
instrumental காதலால்
kātalāl 		-
ablative காதலிலிருந்து
kātaliliruntu 		-


Derived terms

References

  • Miron Winslow (1862) “காதல்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “காதல்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “காதல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia