தலை

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪alai/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu తల (tala), Kannada ತಲೆ (tale), Malayalam തല (tala).

Noun

தலை • (talai)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. that which is first, best, highest
  3. leader, husband
  4. origin, beginning, source, commencement
  5. apex, top
  6. end, tip
  7. finish, close
  8. resemblance
  9. sky, ethereal region
  10. unit, person, hand
  11. postage stamp, as bearing the figure of a king's head
  12. skull
  13. hair
Declension
ai-stem declension of தலை (talai)
singular plural
nominative
talai 		தலைகள்
talaikaḷ
vocative தலையே
talaiyē 		தலைகளே
talaikaḷē
accusative தலையை
talaiyai 		தலைகளை
talaikaḷai
dative தலைக்கு
talaikku 		தலைகளுக்கு
talaikaḷukku
benefactive தலைக்காக
talaikkāka 		தலைகளுக்காக
talaikaḷukkāka
genitive 1 தலையுடைய
talaiyuṭaiya 		தலைகளுடைய
talaikaḷuṭaiya
genitive 2 தலையின்
talaiyiṉ 		தலைகளின்
talaikaḷiṉ
locative 1 தலையில்
talaiyil 		தலைகளில்
talaikaḷil
locative 2 தலையிடம்
talaiyiṭam 		தலைகளிடம்
talaikaḷiṭam
sociative 1 தலையோடு
talaiyōṭu 		தலைகளோடு
talaikaḷōṭu
sociative 2 தலையுடன்
talaiyuṭaṉ 		தலைகளுடன்
talaikaḷuṭaṉ
instrumental தலையால்
talaiyāl 		தலைகளால்
talaikaḷāl
ablative தலையிலிருந்து
talaiyiliruntu 		தலைகளிலிருந்து
talaikaḷiliruntu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Adverb

தலை • (talai)

  1. in addition to

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “தலை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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