தோல்

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Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪oːl/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Malayalam തോൽ (tōl) and Telugu తోలు (tōlu).

Noun

தோல் (tōl) (plural தோல்கள்)

  1. skin
  2. rind, peel, bark
  3. scales (such as those on a fish)
  4. (botany) a pod, seed husk
Declension
l-stem declension of தோல் (tōl)
Singular Plural
Nominative தோல்
tōl
தோற்கள்
tōṟkaḷ
Vocative தோலே
tōlē
தோற்களே
tōṟkaḷē
Accusative தோலை
tōlai
தோற்களை
tōṟkaḷai
Dative தோலுக்கு
tōlukku
தோற்களுக்கு
tōṟkaḷukku
Genitive தோலுடைய
tōluṭaiya
தோற்களுடைய
tōṟkaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative தோல்
tōl
தோற்கள்
tōṟkaḷ
Vocative தோலே
tōlē
தோற்களே
tōṟkaḷē
Accusative தோலை
tōlai
தோற்களை
tōṟkaḷai
Dative தோலுக்கு
tōlukku
தோற்களுக்கு
tōṟkaḷukku
Benefactive தோலுக்காக
tōlukkāka
தோற்களுக்காக
tōṟkaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 தோலுடைய
tōluṭaiya
தோற்களுடைய
tōṟkaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 தோலின்
tōliṉ
தோற்களின்
tōṟkaḷiṉ
Locative 1 தோலில்
tōlil
தோற்களில்
tōṟkaḷil
Locative 2 தோலிடம்
tōliṭam
தோற்களிடம்
tōṟkaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 தோலோடு
tōlōṭu
தோற்களோடு
tōṟkaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 தோலுடன்
tōluṭaṉ
தோற்களுடன்
tōṟkaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental தோலால்
tōlāl
தோற்களால்
tōṟkaḷāl
Ablative தோலிலிருந்து
tōliliruntu
தோற்களிலிருந்து
tōṟkaḷiliruntu

Etymology 2

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Noun

தோல் (tōl) (plural தோல்கள்)

  1. defeat, loss
  2. misfortune, bad luck

Verb

தோல் (tōl)

  1. to lose, be defeated
Conjugation

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “தோல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  • David W. McAlpin (1981) “தோல்”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 40