களை

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See also: கிளி

Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Telugu కలుపు (kalupu)

Noun

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களை (kaḷai)

  1. branch, weed, an unwanted element amidst those wanted
  2. defect, fault

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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களை (kaḷai)

  1. (transitive) to weed, pull up, pluck out
  2. to remove, expel, separate, extirpate (as a disease), shave, moult
  3. to strip or take off (as clothes or ornaments)
  4. to exterminate (as a family or foe), to kill, destroy
  5. to soften, melt
  6. to wash or cleanse
  7. to tie, fasten (as a tuft of hair)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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களை (kaḷai)

  1. (intransitive) to be fatigued or exhausted, to be languid, flag, faint, swoon

Noun

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களை (kaḷai)

  1. weariness, exhaustion

Etymology 4

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From Sanskrit कला (kalā).

Noun

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களை (kaḷai)

  1. a division of the moon
  2. beauty, splendour, glow, lustre
  3. the element of time-measure which specifies the various sub-divisions of akṣara- kālam, one of ten tāḷa-p-pirāṇam

See also

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References

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