மதி

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Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /mɐd̪ɪ/, [mɐd̪i]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit मति (mati).

Noun[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. understanding, intellect
  2. discrimination, judgement, discernment
  3. duty of listening to exposition of the Vēdas and acting in accordance with the precepts thereof
  4. esteem, value
  5. (Hinduism) a wife of Kāšyapa and daughter of Dakṣa
  6. Asōka tree

Verb[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. to esteem, regard, respect, reverence
  2. (transitive) to estimate, value, compute
  3. to think, consider
  4. to meditate upon
  5. to decide; ascertain; be assured of
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Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Malayalam മതി (mati). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. moon, full moon
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சந்திரன்
  2. month
  3. sign of the zodiac
  4. Kubēra
  5. breath passing through the left nostril
  6. Cancer of the zodiac, as the Moon's house;

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. liquorice plant

Etymology 4[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. elephant

Etymology 5[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. (transitive) to churn

Etymology 6[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

மதி (mati)

  1. to be haughty, be furious
  2. to bloat
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References[edit]

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