தூவல்
Tamil
Etymology
Cognates with Malayalam തൂവല് (tūvalŭ), തൊപ്പല് (toppalŭ), Kannada ತುಪ್ಪುಱ್ (tuppuṟ) and maybe Telugu త్రుప్పుడు (truppuḍu) and Tulu ತುಯಿ (tuyi). Perhaps also akin to Sanskrit तूल (tūla, “cotton”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪uːʋal̪/, [t̪uːʋʌl̪]
Noun
தூவல் • (tūval)
- feather
- quill pen
- sprout, shoot
Synonyms
- தூவி (tūvi)
- தூ (tū)
See also
- துய் (tuy, “cotton”)
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “தூவல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.