நினை

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ನೆನೆ (nene), Malayalam നിനയ്ക്കുക (ninaykkuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɪnɐɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • (Tamil Nadu, Spoken Tamil)
    • IPA(key): /n̪ɛnɐ(ɪ̯-)/
    • (proscribed) IPA(key): /n̪ɐnɐ(ɪ̯-)/

Verb

நினை • (niṉai)

  1. to think
  2. to consider, reflect, ponder
  3. to remember
  4. to meditate
  5. (transitive) to resolve, determine
  6. to know, understand
  7. to intend, design, have in view
  8. to imagine, fancy, suppose

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References

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