തല

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *talay. Cognate with Kannada ತಲೆ (tale), Telugu తల (tala), Tamil தலை (talai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐlɐ/

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Noun

തല • (tala)

1. head

Derived terms

• തലച്ചോറ് (talaccōṟŭ)
• തലമുടി (talamuṭi)
• തലമുറ (talamuṟa)
• തലയിണ (talayiṇa)
• തലയോട്ടി (talayōṭṭi)
• തലവൻ (talavaṉ)
• തലസ്ഥാനം (talasthānaṁ)

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തല”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books