ஜலாயி
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi जलाई (jalāī). According to folk etymology, the term comes from a Tamil speaker, with little knowledge of Hindi, reading a sign near a toilet and assuming जलाई (jalāī) meant "to defecate". The sign is thought to have said "Inflammable objects not allowed - Jalaaishi padaarth mana hai". However, this is doubtful.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ஜலாயி • (jalāyi) (Madras Bashai, impolite)
- to defecate (transitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ஜலாயி (jalāyi)