தேய்

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪eːj/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ತೇ () and Malayalam തേയുക (tēyuka).

Verb

தேய் • (tēy) (intransitive)

  1. to wear away by friction; to be rubbed
  2. to lessen, decrease, fade, wane, as the moon; to waste away, as the oil in a burning lamp; to become exhausted
    Synonyms: குறுகு (kuṟuku), குறை (kuṟai)
  3. to become worn out (after being used for a long time, like clothes, CDs, tapes, etc.)
  4. to be emaciated; to grow thin, as a child
    Synonym: மெலி (meli)
  5. to become weakened
  6. to lapse, pass, wear away, as time
    Synonym: கழி (kaḻi)
  7. to be effaced, erased, obliterated by rubbing; to be destroyed
  8. to die
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Causative of the above verb. Cognate with Malayalam തേയ്ക്കുക (tēykkuka).

Verb

தேய் • (tēy) (transitive)

  1. to scour, scrub, polish by rubbing, as a wall, as a vessel; to brush, clean, as teeth
    Synonyms: துலக்கு (tulakku), விளக்கு (viḷakku), உரசு (uracu)
  2. to iron, as clothes
  3. to rub, rub away, efface, erase, waste or obliterate by rubbing
  4. to reduce
  5. to kill, destroy
  6. to rub in, as oil, ointment or liniment
    Synonym: தடவு (taṭavu)
  7. to pare, shave, cut, as a gem
    Synonyms: செதுக்கு (cetukku), உரசு (uracu)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay teh, ultimately from Hokkien ().

Noun

தேய் • (tēy)

  1. tea
Declension
y-stem declension of தேய் (tēy) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
tēy
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vocative தேயே
tēyē
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accusative தேயை
tēyai
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dative தேய்க்கு
tēykku
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benefactive தேய்க்காக
tēykkāka
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genitive 1 தேயுடைய
tēyuṭaiya
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genitive 2 தேயின்
tēyiṉ
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locative 1 தேயில்
tēyil
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locative 2 தேயிடம்
tēyiṭam
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sociative 1 தேயோடு
tēyōṭu
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sociative 2 தேயுடன்
tēyuṭaṉ
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instrumental தேயால்
tēyāl
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ablative தேயிலிருந்து
tēyiliruntu
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Derived terms

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