போதை

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːd̪ai/, /poːd̪ai/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Urdu بودا (bodā, “of slow wit; unintelligent”). Compare Hindi बूदा (būdā).

Noun

போதை • (pōtai)

  1. (colloquial) intoxication; inebriation; giddiness (as from drink).
Declension
ai-stem declension of போதை (pōtai) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
pōtai 		-
vocative போதையே
pōtaiyē 		-
accusative போதையை
pōtaiyai 		-
dative போதைக்கு
pōtaikku 		-
benefactive போதைக்காக
pōtaikkāka 		-
genitive 1 போதையுடைய
pōtaiyuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 போதையின்
pōtaiyiṉ 		-
locative 1 போதையில்
pōtaiyil 		-
locative 2 போதையிடம்
pōtaiyiṭam 		-
sociative 1 போதையோடு
pōtaiyōṭu 		-
sociative 2 போதையுடன்
pōtaiyuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental போதையால்
pōtaiyāl 		-
ablative போதையிலிருந்து
pōtaiyiliruntu 		-

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit बोध (bodha, “knowledge”).

Noun

போதை • (pōtai) (dated)

  1. mature knowledge.

References

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