மயிர்
Tamil
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- மசிர் (macir)
Etymology
[edit]Derived from Sanskrit ஶ்மஶ்ரு (śmaśru). Cognates with Malayalam മയിർ (mayiṟ), മശിർ (maśiṟ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]மயிர் • (mayir)
- a strand of hair (or hair in general)
- (colloquial, chiefly India, vulgar) a swear word or intensifier, literally referring to pubic hair
- fur, fleece
- Synonym: உரோமம் (urōmam)
- down (of birds)
- Synonym: இறகு (iṟaku)
- tail (of a yak)
- Synonym: வால் (vāl)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of மயிர் (mayir) (singular only) | ||
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | மயிர் mayir |
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| Vocative | மயிரே mayirē |
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| Accusative | மயிரை mayirai |
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| Dative | மயிருக்கு mayirukku |
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| Genitive | மயிருடைய mayiruṭaiya |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | மயிர் mayir |
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| Vocative | மயிரே mayirē |
- |
| Accusative | மயிரை mayirai |
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| Dative | மயிருக்கு mayirukku |
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| Benefactive | மயிருக்காக mayirukkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | மயிருடைய mayiruṭaiya |
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| Genitive 2 | மயிரின் mayiriṉ |
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| Locative 1 | மயிரில் mayiril |
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| Locative 2 | மயிரிடம் mayiriṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | மயிரோடு mayirōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | மயிருடன் mayiruṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | மயிரால் mayirāl |
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| Ablative | மயிரிலிருந்து mayiriliruntu |
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Descendants
[edit]- → Sinhalese: මයිල් (mayil)
References
[edit]- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “மயிர்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]