மணி
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கோயில் மணி 
பலரக மணிகள்
Irula
Etymology
Unknown. No known cognates.
Pronunciation
Verb
மணி (maṇi)
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 18
Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi, “jewel, gem, pearl”). Cognate with Malayalam മണി (maṇi), Kannada ಮಣಿ (maṇi), and Telugu మణి (maṇi).
Pronunciation
Noun
மணி • (maṇi)
- hour, o'clock
- இப்போது நேரம் காலை பத்து மணி.
- ippōtu nēram kālai pattu maṇi.
- It is now ten o'clock in the morning.
- bell, gong
- gem, precious stone
Declension
| i-stem declension of மணி (maṇi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | மணி maṇi |
மணிகள் maṇikaḷ |
| Vocative | மணியே maṇiyē |
மணிகளே maṇikaḷē |
| Accusative | மணியை maṇiyai |
மணிகளை maṇikaḷai |
| Dative | மணிக்கு maṇikku |
மணிகளுக்கு maṇikaḷukku |
| Genitive | மணியுடைய maṇiyuṭaiya |
மணிகளுடைய maṇikaḷuṭaiya |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | மணி maṇi |
மணிகள் maṇikaḷ |
| Vocative | மணியே maṇiyē |
மணிகளே maṇikaḷē |
| Accusative | மணியை maṇiyai |
மணிகளை maṇikaḷai |
| Dative | மணிக்கு maṇikku |
மணிகளுக்கு maṇikaḷukku |
| Benefactive | மணிக்காக maṇikkāka |
மணிகளுக்காக maṇikaḷukkāka |
| Genitive 1 | மணியுடைய maṇiyuṭaiya |
மணிகளுடைய maṇikaḷuṭaiya |
| Genitive 2 | மணியின் maṇiyiṉ |
மணிகளின் maṇikaḷiṉ |
| Locative 1 | மணியில் maṇiyil |
மணிகளில் maṇikaḷil |
| Locative 2 | மணியிடம் maṇiyiṭam |
மணிகளிடம் maṇikaḷiṭam |
| Sociative 1 | மணியோடு maṇiyōṭu |
மணிகளோடு maṇikaḷōṭu |
| Sociative 2 | மணியுடன் maṇiyuṭaṉ |
மணிகளுடன் maṇikaḷuṭaṉ |
| Instrumental | மணியால் maṇiyāl |
மணிகளால் maṇikaḷāl |
| Ablative | மணியிலிருந்து maṇiyiliruntu |
மணிகளிலிருந்து maṇikaḷiliruntu |
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “மணி”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]