கை

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kay (“hand”). Cognate with Telugu కయి (kayi)/కై (kai), Kannada ಕೈ (kai), Malayalam കൈ (kai), Tulu ಕಯಿ (kayi)/ಕೈ (kai), Kodava [script needed] (kay), Kurukh [script needed] (khekhaa), Kolami [script needed] (key), Konda-Dora [script needed] (kiu), Gondi [script needed] (kai), Kumarbhag Paharia [script needed] (qeqe).

• IPA^(key): /kɐɪ̯/

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கை • (kai)

1. (anatomy) hand

   Synonym: கரம் (karam)

2. elephant's trunk
3. ray (as of the sun)

   Synonym: கிரணம் (kiraṇam)

4. group, set (as in counting bricks), dry dung-cakes
5. a hand-pose in dancing

   Synonym: அபிநயக்கை (apinayakkai)

6. side (right or left)

   Synonym: பக்கம் (pakkam)

7. faction, party

   Synonym: கட்சி (kaṭci)

8. rafter

   Synonym: கைமரம் (kaimaram)

9. semaphore
10. (colloquial) sleeve (of a garment)
11. (colloquial) handle (as of an axe)

    Synonym: கைப்பிடி (kaippiṭi)

12. handle (as of a fan)

    Synonym: விசிறிக்காம்பு (viciṟikkāmpu)

13. wing of a bird

    Synonym: சிறகு (ciṟaku)

14. wing of an army

    Synonym: படையுறுப்பு (paṭaiyuṟuppu)

15. army

    Synonym: சேனை (cēṉai)

16. place

    Synonym: இடம் (iṭam)

17. money on hand

    Synonym: கைப்பொருள் (kaipporuḷ)

18. that which is fit to be done

    Synonym: செய்யத்தக்கது (ceyyattakkatu)

19. decoration, dressing

    Synonym: ஒப்பனை (oppaṉai)

20. strength, ability

    Synonym: ஆற்றல் (āṟṟal)

21. handful

    Synonym: கையளவு (kaiyaḷavu)

22. hands, workmen, assistants
23. littleness, smallness

    Synonym: சிறுமை (ciṟumai)

24. custom, usage, way of the world

    Synonym: உலகவொழுக்கம் (ulakavoḻukkam)

25. row, line

    Synonym: ஒழுங்கு (oḻuṅku)

26. younger sister

    Synonym: தங்கை (taṅkai)

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