வேங்கை
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu వేగి (vēgi) and Malayalam വെങ്ങ (veṅṅa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːŋɡaɪ̯/, [ʋeːŋɡəɪ̯]
Noun
வேங்கை • (vēṅkai)
- tiger (felis tigris)
- Synonym: புலி (puli)
- kino tree (pterocarpus marsupium)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “வேங்கை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press