மிளகாய்
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Tamil
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *miḷVku. From மிள- (miḷa-, “pepper”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”). Cognate with Telugu మిరపకాయ (mirapakāya). மிள- (miḷa-) is not used by itself; rather, it is found as part of some nouns meaning "pepper".
Pronunciation
Noun
மிளகாய் • (miḷakāy)
- chili pepper (any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | மிளகாய் miḷakāy |
மிளகாய்கள் miḷakāykaḷ |
| vocative | மிளகாயே miḷakāyē |
மிளகாய்களே miḷakāykaḷē |
| accusative | மிளகாயை miḷakāyai |
மிளகாய்களை miḷakāykaḷai |
| dative | மிளகாய்க்கு miḷakāykku |
மிளகாய்களுக்கு miḷakāykaḷukku |
| benefactive | மிளகாய்க்காக miḷakāykkāka |
மிளகாய்களுக்காக miḷakāykaḷukkāka |
| genitive 1 | மிளகாயுடைய miḷakāyuṭaiya |
மிளகாய்களுடைய miḷakāykaḷuṭaiya |
| genitive 2 | மிளகாயின் miḷakāyiṉ |
மிளகாய்களின் miḷakāykaḷiṉ |
| locative 1 | மிளகாயில் miḷakāyil |
மிளகாய்களில் miḷakāykaḷil |
| locative 2 | மிளகாயிடம் miḷakāyiṭam |
மிளகாய்களிடம் miḷakāykaḷiṭam |
| sociative 1 | மிளகாயோடு miḷakāyōṭu |
மிளகாய்களோடு miḷakāykaḷōṭu |
| sociative 2 | மிளகாயுடன் miḷakāyuṭaṉ |
மிளகாய்களுடன் miḷakāykaḷuṭaṉ |
| instrumental | மிளகாயால் miḷakāyāl |
மிளகாய்களால் miḷakāykaḷāl |
| ablative | மிளகாயிலிருந்து miḷakāyiliruntu |
மிளகாய்களிலிருந்து miḷakāykaḷiliruntu |
Derived terms
- குடமிளகாய் (kuṭamiḷakāy)
- பச்சைமிளகாய் (paccaimiḷakāy)
- மிளகாய்ப்பொடி (miḷakāyppoṭi)
- மோர்மிளகாய் (mōrmiḷakāy)
- வரமிளகாய் (varamiḷakāy)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மிளகாய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press