தொண்டு

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɔɳɖʊ/, [t̪ɔɳɖɯ]
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Etymology 1

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Noun

தொண்டு • (toṇṭu)

  1. service, devotedness, devoted service
  2. slavery, as to a deity
  3. slave, devoted servant
  4. person of loose character
  5. cattle pound
  6. a kind of snipe
  7. husk, as of coconut

Etymology 2

Compare தொன்மை (toṉmai).

Noun

தொண்டு • (toṇṭu)

  1. antiquity, old times, former times

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀢𑁴𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼 (toṇṭu), from Proto-Dravidian *toṇṭu.

Numeral

தொண்டு • (toṇṭu) (obsolete)

  1. nine
    Synonym: ஒன்பது (oṉpatu)

References

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