நெல்

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Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nel. Cognate with Malayalam നെല്ല് (nellŭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

நெல் (nel)

  1. (botany) rice plant, paddy (Oryza sativa)

Declension

l-stem declension of நெல் (nel)
singular plural
nominative நெல்
nel
நெற்கள்
neṟkaḷ
vocative நெல்லே
nellē
நெற்களே
neṟkaḷē
accusative நெல்லை
nellai
நெற்களை
neṟkaḷai
dative நெல்லுக்கு
nellukku
நெற்களுக்கு
neṟkaḷukku
benefactive நெல்லுக்காக
nellukkāka
நெற்களுக்காக
neṟkaḷukkāka
genitive 1 நெல்லுடைய
nelluṭaiya
நெற்களுடைய
neṟkaḷuṭaiya
genitive 2 நெல்லின்
nelliṉ
நெற்களின்
neṟkaḷiṉ
locative 1 நெல்லில்
nellil
நெற்களில்
neṟkaḷil
locative 2 நெல்லிடம்
nelliṭam
நெற்களிடம்
neṟkaḷiṭam
sociative 1 நெல்லோடு
nellōṭu
நெற்களோடு
neṟkaḷōṭu
sociative 2 நெல்லுடன்
nelluṭaṉ
நெற்களுடன்
neṟkaḷuṭaṉ
instrumental நெல்லால்
nellāl
நெற்களால்
neṟkaḷāl
ablative நெல்லிலிருந்து
nelliliruntu
நெற்களிலிருந்து
neṟkaḷiliruntu

References

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