மயில்

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *mayVr (“peacock”). Cognate with Malayalam മയിൽ (mayil), Kannada ಮಯ್ಲ (mayla​), ಮಯ್ಲು (maylu). Compare மஞ்ஞை (maññai), possibly from the same root. Doublet of மயூரம் (mayūram).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majil/

Noun

மயில் • (mayil)

  1. peacock

Synonyms

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