தவணை
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Malayalam തവണ (tavaṇa) and Telugu తవన (tavana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪aʋaɳai/
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Noun
தவணை • (tavaṇai)
- (banking, finance) instalment
- limited time, fixed term for payment of a due or instalment; or time allowed / taken (for any purpose) in general
- Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
- (dialectal or uncommon) time(s), instance, occurence
- Synonym: தடவை (taṭavai)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tavaṇai |
தவணைகள் tavaṇaikaḷ |
| vocative | தவணையே tavaṇaiyē |
தவணைகளே tavaṇaikaḷē |
| accusative | தவணையை tavaṇaiyai |
தவணைகளை tavaṇaikaḷai |
| dative | தவணைக்கு tavaṇaikku |
தவணைகளுக்கு tavaṇaikaḷukku |
| benefactive | தவணைக்காக tavaṇaikkāka |
தவணைகளுக்காக tavaṇaikaḷukkāka |
| genitive 1 | தவணையுடைய tavaṇaiyuṭaiya |
தவணைகளுடைய tavaṇaikaḷuṭaiya |
| genitive 2 | தவணையின் tavaṇaiyiṉ |
தவணைகளின் tavaṇaikaḷiṉ |
| locative 1 | தவணையில் tavaṇaiyil |
தவணைகளில் tavaṇaikaḷil |
| locative 2 | தவணையிடம் tavaṇaiyiṭam |
தவணைகளிடம் tavaṇaikaḷiṭam |
| sociative 1 | தவணையோடு tavaṇaiyōṭu |
தவணைகளோடு tavaṇaikaḷōṭu |
| sociative 2 | தவணையுடன் tavaṇaiyuṭaṉ |
தவணைகளுடன் tavaṇaikaḷuṭaṉ |
| instrumental | தவணையால் tavaṇaiyāl |
தவணைகளால் tavaṇaikaḷāl |
| ablative | தவணையிலிருந்து tavaṇaiyiliruntu |
தவணைகளிலிருந்து tavaṇaikaḷiliruntu |
References
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “தவணை”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தவணை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press