காய்

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See also: கொய்

Tamil

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaːj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *kāy (fruit). Compare கொய் (koy). Cognate with Telugu కాయ (kāya, unripe fruit), Kannada ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi, unripe fruit), Malayalam കായ (kāya, unripe fruit) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

Noun

காய் (kāy) (plural காய்கள்)

  1. (botany) unripe fruit
    Antonyms: கனி (kaṉi), பழம் (paḻam)
  2. vegetable
  3. seed; testicles
  4. (chess, board games) chessman, pawn, and any movable piece in similar board games
  5. (grammar) synonym of காய்ச்சீர் (kāyccīr)
  6. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) boobs, tits
Declension
y-stem declension of காய் (kāy)
singular plural
nominative காய்
kāy
காய்கள்
kāykaḷ
vocative காயே
kāyē
காய்களே
kāykaḷē
accusative காயை
kāyai
காய்களை
kāykaḷai
dative காய்க்கு
kāykku
காய்களுக்கு
kāykaḷukku
benefactive காய்க்காக
kāykkāka
காய்களுக்காக
kāykaḷukkāka
genitive 1 காயுடைய
kāyuṭaiya
காய்களுடைய
kāykaḷuṭaiya
genitive 2 காயின்
kāyiṉ
காய்களின்
kāykaḷiṉ
locative 1 காயில்
kāyil
காய்களில்
kāykaḷil
locative 2 காயிடம்
kāyiṭam
காய்களிடம்
kāykaḷiṭam
sociative 1 காயோடு
kāyōṭu
காய்களோடு
kāykaḷōṭu
sociative 2 காயுடன்
kāyuṭaṉ
காய்களுடன்
kāykaḷuṭaṉ
instrumental காயால்
kāyāl
காய்களால்
kāykaḷāl
ablative காயிலிருந்து
kāyiliruntu
காய்களிலிருந்து
kāykaḷiliruntu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Old Kannada ಕಾಯ್ (kāy), Malayalam കായ്ക്കുക (kāykkuka), Telugu కాయు (kāyu), Telugu కాచు (kācu) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

Verb

காய் (kāy)

  1. to bear fruit
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Cognate with Old Kannada ಕಾಯ್ (kāy), Kannada ಕಾಯು (kāyu), Malayalam കായുക (kāyuka), Telugu కాయు (kāyu) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

Verb

காய் (kāy) (intransitive)

  1. to grow hot, be heated
  2. to be ablaze, burn, be warm
  3. to become dry, wither, parch
  4. to suffer, as an empty stomach; to become emaciated
  5. to dry up, begin to heal, as a sore, a wound, a boil
  6. (transitive) to burn, consume
Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “காய்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press