தேள்

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Brahui تیڷ (teł), Brahui تیل (tēl), Old Kannada ತೇಳು (tēḷu), Kannada ಚೇಳು (cēḷu), Kumarbhag Paharia तेले (tēle), Malayalam തേൾ (tēḷ) and Telugu తేలు (tēlu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪eːɭ/

Noun

தேள் • (tēḷ)

  1. scorpion
  2. the zodiac sign Scorpio
    Synonyms: நளி (naḷi), விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)

References

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