தலை

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪alai/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu తల (tala), Kannada ತಲೆ (tale), Malayalam തല (tala).

Noun

தலை (talai)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. that which is first, best, highest
  3. leader, husband
  4. origin, beginning, source, commencement
  5. apex, top
  6. end, tip
  7. finish, close
  8. resemblance
  9. sky, ethereal region
  10. unit, person, hand
  11. postage stamp, as bearing the figure of a king's head
  12. skull
  13. hair
Declension
ai-stem declension of தலை (talai)
Singular Plural
Nominative தலை
talai
தலைகள்
talaikaḷ
Vocative தலையே
talaiyē
தலைகளே
talaikaḷē
Accusative தலையை
talaiyai
தலைகளை
talaikaḷai
Dative தலைக்கு
talaikku
தலைகளுக்கு
talaikaḷukku
Genitive தலையுடைய
talaiyuṭaiya
தலைகளுடைய
talaikaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative தலை
talai
தலைகள்
talaikaḷ
Vocative தலையே
talaiyē
தலைகளே
talaikaḷē
Accusative தலையை
talaiyai
தலைகளை
talaikaḷai
Dative தலைக்கு
talaikku
தலைகளுக்கு
talaikaḷukku
Benefactive தலைக்காக
talaikkāka
தலைகளுக்காக
talaikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 தலையுடைய
talaiyuṭaiya
தலைகளுடைய
talaikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 தலையின்
talaiyiṉ
தலைகளின்
talaikaḷiṉ
Locative 1 தலையில்
talaiyil
தலைகளில்
talaikaḷil
Locative 2 தலையிடம்
talaiyiṭam
தலைகளிடம்
talaikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 தலையோடு
talaiyōṭu
தலைகளோடு
talaikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 தலையுடன்
talaiyuṭaṉ
தலைகளுடன்
talaikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental தலையால்
talaiyāl
தலைகளால்
talaikaḷāl
Ablative தலையிலிருந்து
talaiyiliruntu
தலைகளிலிருந்து
talaikaḷiliruntu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Adverb

தலை (talai)

  1. in addition to

References

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