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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Malayalam തയ്ക്കുക (taykkuka).
Verb
தை • (tai)
- to sew or to stitch
Conjugation
Derived terms
Noun
தை • (tai)
- decoration
- Synonym: அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram)
- art or a crafted work
- Synonym: கைவினைப்பொருள் (kaiviṉaipporuḷ)
- a young plant
- Synonyms: செடி (ceṭi), மரக்கன்று (marakkaṉṟu)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit तैष्य (taiṣya).
Noun
தை • (tai)
- the tenth month of the Tamil year, occurring in January-February in the Gregorian Calendar. Preceded by மார்கழி (mārkaḻi) and followed by மாசி (māci).
- (Astrology, Astronomy) Capricorn
Derived terms
- (solar months) சித்திரை (cittirai), வைகாசி (vaikāci), ஆனி (āṉi), ஆடி (āṭi), ஆவணி (āvaṇi), புரட்டாசி (puraṭṭāci), ஐப்பசி (aippaci), கார்த்திகை (kārttikai), மார்கழி (mārkaḻi), தை (tai), மாசி (māci), பங்குனி (paṅkuṉi) (Category: ta:Solar months)
Further reading
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “தை”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press