நினை

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ನೆನೆ (nene), Malayalam നിനയ്ക്കുക (ninaykkuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɪnɐɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • (Tamil Nadu, Spoken Tamil)
    • IPA(key): /n̪ɛnɐ(ɪ̯-)/
    • (proscribed) IPA(key): /n̪ɐnɐ(ɪ̯-)/

Verb

நினை • (niṉai)

  1. to think
    நீ போயிருக்கிறாய் என்று நினைத்தேன்.
    nī pōyirukkiṟāy eṉṟu niṉaittēṉ.
    I thought you were gone.
    உன்னை நினைக்கும்போது
    uṉṉai niṉaikkumpōtu
    when I think of you
  2. to consider, reflect, ponder
  3. to remember
  4. to meditate
  5. (transitive) to resolve, determine
  6. to know, understand
  7. to intend, design, have in view
  8. to imagine, fancy, suppose

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References

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