காதல்

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Tamil

Etymology

From the root Proto-Dravidian *kā- (to protect, save, cherish), compare கா (), காவல் (kāval). Cognate with Telugu గాదిలి (gādili) and Kannada ಕಾದಲ್ (kādal), Malayalam കാതൽ (kātal), compare Sanskrit खेद (kheda, lust, pleasure).

Pronunciation

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
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Vocative காதலே
kātalē
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Accusative காதலை
kātalai
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Dative காதலுக்கு
kātalukku
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Genitive காதலுடைய
kātaluṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative காதல்
kātal
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Vocative காதலே
kātalē
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Accusative காதலை
kātalai
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Dative காதலுக்கு
kātalukku
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Benefactive காதலுக்காக
kātalukkāka
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Genitive 1 காதலுடைய
kātaluṭaiya
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Genitive 2 காதலின்
kātaliṉ
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Locative 1 காதலில்
kātalil
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Locative 2 காதலிடம்
kātaliṭam
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Sociative 1 காதலோடு
kātalōṭu
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Sociative 2 காதலுடன்
kātaluṭaṉ
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Instrumental காதலால்
kātalāl
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Ablative காதலிலிருந்து
kātaliliruntu
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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