கழனி
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಗದ್ದೆ (gadde), Old Kannada ಗೞ್ದೆ (gaḻde), Malayalam കഴനി (kaḻani), Tulu ಕಂಡ (kaṇḍa). from Proto-Dravidian *keẓ-d (“paddy field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɻani/, [kəɻənɪ]
Noun
கழனி • (kaḻaṉi)
- paddy, paddy field
- Synonym: வயல் (vayal)
- agricultural tract
- Synonym: மருதநிலம் (marutanilam)
- mud
- Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) , “கழனி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.