மல்லிகை
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu మల్లి (malli)
Alternative forms
- மல்லி (malli)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mal̪ːiɡaɪ̯/, [məl̪ːɪɡəɪ̯]
Noun
மல்லிகை • (mallikai)
- jasmine (Jasminum nervosum, syn. Jasminum anestomosans)
- lampstand
- cup, goblet
Synonyms
- அல்லி (alli), சாமந்தி (cāmanti), ரோசா (rōcā)
References
University of Madras (1924–1936), “மல்லிகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press