காய்

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From Proto-Dravidian *kāy (“fruit”). Compare கொய் (koy). Cognate with Telugu కాయ (kāya, “unripe fruit”), Kannada ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi, “unripe fruit”), Malayalam കായ (kāya, “unripe fruit”) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

காய் • (kāy) (plural காய்கள்)

1. (botany) unripe fruit

   Antonyms: கனி (kaṉi), பழம் (paḻam)

2. vegetable
3. seed; testicles
4. (chess, board games) chessman, pawn, and any movable piece in similar board games
5. (grammar) synonym of காய்ச்சீர் (kāyccīr)
6. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) boobs, tits

Cognate with Old Kannada ಕಾಯ್ (kāy), Malayalam കായ്ക്കുക (kāykkuka), Telugu కాయు (kāyu), Telugu కాచు (kācu) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

காய் • (kāy)

1. to bear fruit

Cognate with Old Kannada ಕಾಯ್ (kāy), Kannada ಕಾಯು (kāyu), Malayalam കായുക (kāyuka), Telugu కాయు (kāyu) and Tulu ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi).

காய் • (kāy) (intransitive)

1. to grow hot, be heated
2. to be ablaze, burn, be warm
3. to become dry, wither, parch
4. to suffer, as an empty stomach; to become emaciated
5. to dry up, begin to heal, as a sore, a wound, a boil
6. (transitive) to burn, consume

• காய்ச்சு (kāyccu) (Causative)

• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “காய்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “காய்-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press