தோணி

Tamil

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀺 (doṇi), from Sanskrit द्रोणि (droṇi). Cognate with Telugu దోనె (dōne), Kannada ದೋಣಿ (dōṇi), Malayalam തോണി (tōṇi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oːɳɪ/, [t̪oːɳi]

Noun

தோணி • (tōṇi)

1. boat, dhoney

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:கப்பல்

2. ship
3. float, raft, canoe
4. watertrough
5. the 27th nakshatra: இரேவதி

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

தோணி • (tōṇi)

1. projections, bastions in a fortress wall
2. arrow
3. mud, mire
4. water
5. Indian nightshade

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “தோணி”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]