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)

boat, dhoney
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:கப்பல்
ship
float, raft, canoe
water trough
the 27th nakshatra: இரேவதி

Etymology 2

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Noun

தோணி • (tōṇi)

projections, bastions in a fortress wall
arrow
mud, mire
water
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 India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

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