நிலவு

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Tamil

Etymology

From the same root as நிலா (nilā). Cognate with Kolami నెల (nela), Malayalam നിലാവ് (nilāvŭ), Telugu నెల (nela).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ilaʋɯ/
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Noun

நிலவு (nilavu)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சந்திரன்

Declension

u-stem declension of நிலவு (nilavu)
Singular Plural
Nominative நிலவு
nilavu
நிலவுகள்
nilavukaḷ
Vocative நிலவே
nilavē
நிலவுகளே
nilavukaḷē
Accusative நிலவை
nilavai
நிலவுகளை
nilavukaḷai
Dative நிலவுக்கு
nilavukku
நிலவுகளுக்கு
nilavukaḷukku
Genitive நிலவுடைய
nilavuṭaiya
நிலவுகளுடைய
nilavukaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative நிலவு
nilavu
நிலவுகள்
nilavukaḷ
Vocative நிலவே
nilavē
நிலவுகளே
nilavukaḷē
Accusative நிலவை
nilavai
நிலவுகளை
nilavukaḷai
Dative நிலவுக்கு
nilavukku
நிலவுகளுக்கு
nilavukaḷukku
Benefactive நிலவுக்காக
nilavukkāka
நிலவுகளுக்காக
nilavukaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 நிலவுடைய
nilavuṭaiya
நிலவுகளுடைய
nilavukaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 நிலவின்
nilaviṉ
நிலவுகளின்
nilavukaḷiṉ
Locative 1 நிலவில்
nilavil
நிலவுகளில்
nilavukaḷil
Locative 2 நிலவிடம்
nilaviṭam
நிலவுகளிடம்
nilavukaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 நிலவோடு
nilavōṭu
நிலவுகளோடு
nilavukaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 நிலவுடன்
nilavuṭaṉ
நிலவுகளுடன்
nilavukaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental நிலவால்
nilavāl
நிலவுகளால்
nilavukaḷāl
Ablative நிலவிலிருந்து
nilaviliruntu
நிலவுகளிலிருந்து
nilavukaḷiliruntu

Derived terms

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நிலவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press