கந்து

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɐn̪d̪ʊ/, [kɐn̪d̪ɯ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

கந்து (kantu)

  1. post, pillar
    கந்துமாமணித் திரள்கடைந்து
    kantumāmaṇit tiraḷkaṭaintu
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. staff, crutch, support
  3. a joint in the body
  4. axletree

References[edit]

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