துணி

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Malayalam തുണി (tuṇi).

Noun

துணி (tuṇi)

  1. cloth
  2. piece, slice, chop, bit, fragment
    Synonyms: ஆடை (āṭai), உடுப்பு (uṭuppu)


Declension
i-stem declension of துணி (tuṇi)
Singular Plural
Nominative துணி
tuṇi
துணிகள்
tuṇikaḷ
Vocative துணியே
tuṇiyē
துணிகளே
tuṇikaḷē
Accusative துணியை
tuṇiyai
துணிகளை
tuṇikaḷai
Dative துணிக்கு
tuṇikku
துணிகளுக்கு
tuṇikaḷukku
Genitive துணியுடைய
tuṇiyuṭaiya
துணிகளுடைய
tuṇikaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative துணி
tuṇi
துணிகள்
tuṇikaḷ
Vocative துணியே
tuṇiyē
துணிகளே
tuṇikaḷē
Accusative துணியை
tuṇiyai
துணிகளை
tuṇikaḷai
Dative துணிக்கு
tuṇikku
துணிகளுக்கு
tuṇikaḷukku
Benefactive துணிக்காக
tuṇikkāka
துணிகளுக்காக
tuṇikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 துணியுடைய
tuṇiyuṭaiya
துணிகளுடைய
tuṇikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 துணியின்
tuṇiyiṉ
துணிகளின்
tuṇikaḷiṉ
Locative 1 துணியில்
tuṇiyil
துணிகளில்
tuṇikaḷil
Locative 2 துணியிடம்
tuṇiyiṭam
துணிகளிடம்
tuṇikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 துணியோடு
tuṇiyōṭu
துணிகளோடு
tuṇikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 துணியுடன்
tuṇiyuṭaṉ
துணிகளுடன்
tuṇikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental துணியால்
tuṇiyāl
துணிகளால்
tuṇikaḷāl
Ablative துணியிலிருந்து
tuṇiyiliruntu
துணிகளிலிருந்து
tuṇikaḷiliruntu

Verb

துணி (tuṇi)

  1. to be broken, to be in pieces, to be ripped
  2. to venture
  3. to act boldly
  4. to ascertain, make sure
  5. to identify, recognize
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Causative of the verb above.

Verb

துணி (tuṇi)

  1. (transitive) to rip, break, cut in pieces
Conjugation

References

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