நண்டு

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñaṇṭ-. Cognate with Irula ஞெண்டி (ñeṇṭi), Telugu ఎండ్రి (eṇḍri), Malayalam ഞണ്ട് (ñaṇṭŭ), Tulu ದೆಂಜಿ (deñji), Kolami ఎండె (eṇḍe).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪ɐɳɖu/, [n̪ɐɳɖɯ]
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Noun

நண்டு • (naṇṭu)

  1. crab, lobster
  2. (astrology) Cancer

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