தானி

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali ṭhāna. Doublet of ஸ்தானம் (stāṉam), -ஸ்தான் (-stāṉ), and தானம் (tāṉam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪aːni/
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Noun

தானி • (tāṉi) (obsolete)

place
Synonym: இடம் (iṭam)

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: tani, thāni (“villager; village; field”)
- Javanese: ꦠꦤꦶ (tani, “farmer”)
  - → Malay: tani (“farmer”)
    - Indonesian: tani (“farmer”)

References

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