மென்மை

Tamil

Etymology

Compare Telugu మేలిమి (mēlimi, “fineness”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛnmɐɪ̯/

Noun

மென்மை • (meṉmai)

1. softness, tenderness
2. fineness, thinness
3. weakness, infirmity
4. inferiority, lowness

References

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