காதை

Tamil

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːd̪ɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

story, narrative
word, term, vocable

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

poem
division of a poem containing a narrative

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

killing, murder
(music) beating time, as of the right hand on the left

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

காதை • (kātai)

accusative singular of காது (kātu)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “காதை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.