"కాయ" meaning in Telugu

See కాయ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaːja/ Audio: Te-కాయ.oga Forms: kāya [romanization], కాయలు [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāy. Related to కాచు (kācu). Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi), Malayalam കായ (kāya) and Tamil காய் (kāy). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|te|dra-pro|*kāy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *kāy, {{inh+|te|dra-pro|*kāy}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāy, {{cog|kn|ಕಾಯಿ}} Kannada ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi), {{cog|ml|കായ}} Malayalam കായ (kāya), {{cog|ta|காய்}} Tamil காய் (kāy) Head templates: {{te-noun|p=కాయలు|tr=kāya}} కాయ • (kāya) ? (plural కాయలు)
  1. (botany) unripe fruit
    Sense id: en-కాయ-te-noun-TYjMr0dH Categories (other): Botany, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 87 13 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. anything round, as the head
    Sense id: en-కాయ-te-noun-307SOuYJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ఆనపకాయ (ānapakāya), ఆవకాయ (āvakāya), ఊరగాయ (ūragāya), కాకరకాయ (kākarakāya), కాయగూరలు (kāyagūralu), కుంకుడుకాయ (kuṅkuḍukāya), కూరగాయలు (kūragāyalu), కొబ్బరికాయ (kobbarikāya), గుండెకాయ (guṇḍekāya), గొల్లికాయ (gollikāya), చింతకాయ (cintakāya), చిక్కుడుకాయ (cikkuḍukāya), తలకాయ (talakāya), తాటికాయ (tāṭikāya), దొండకాయ (doṇḍakāya), నిమ్మకాయ (nimmakāya), పొట్లకాయ (poṭlakāya), బీరకాయ (bīrakāya), మామిడికాయ (māmiḍikāya), మిరపకాయ (mirapakāya), లింగకాయ (liṅgakāya), వంకాయ (vaṅkāya), సీకాయ (sīkāya)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "ānapakāya",
      "word": "ఆనపకాయ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "ఆవకాయ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "ఊరగాయ"
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      "roman": "kākarakāya",
      "word": "కాకరకాయ"
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    {
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      "roman": "kāyagūralu",
      "word": "కాయగూరలు"
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      "roman": "kuṅkuḍukāya",
      "word": "కుంకుడుకాయ"
    },
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      "roman": "kūragāyalu",
      "word": "కూరగాయలు"
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      "roman": "kobbarikāya",
      "word": "కొబ్బరికాయ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "guṇḍekāya",
      "word": "గుండెకాయ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "gollikāya",
      "word": "గొల్లికాయ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "cintakāya",
      "word": "చింతకాయ"
    },
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      "roman": "cikkuḍukāya",
      "word": "చిక్కుడుకాయ"
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      "roman": "talakāya",
      "word": "తలకాయ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nimmakāya",
      "word": "నిమ్మకాయ"
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      "roman": "poṭlakāya",
      "word": "పొట్లకాయ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bīrakāya",
      "word": "బీరకాయ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "māmiḍikāya",
      "word": "మామిడికాయ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mirapakāya",
      "word": "మిరపకాయ"
    },
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      "roman": "liṅgakāya",
      "word": "లింగకాయ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vaṅkāya",
      "word": "వంకాయ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "సీకాయ"
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        "id": "",
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      "form": "కాయలు",
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    }
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          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "te:Botany",
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        },
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          "_dis": "90 10",
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        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "name": "Telugu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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          "botany"
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          "fruit"
        ]
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        "(botany) unripe fruit"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "anything round, as the head"
      ],
      "id": "en-కాయ-te-noun-307SOuYJ"
    }
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      "ipa": "/kaːja/"
    },
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in Telugu entries",
    "Telugu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Telugu lemmas",
    "Telugu nouns",
    "Telugu terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Telugu terms with redundant script codes",
    "te-noun with p",
    "te-noun with tr"
  ],
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      "roman": "ānapakāya",
      "word": "ఆనపకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āvakāya",
      "word": "ఆవకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ūragāya",
      "word": "ఊరగాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kākarakāya",
      "word": "కాకరకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāyagūralu",
      "word": "కాయగూరలు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuṅkuḍukāya",
      "word": "కుంకుడుకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kūragāyalu",
      "word": "కూరగాయలు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kobbarikāya",
      "word": "కొబ్బరికాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guṇḍekāya",
      "word": "గుండెకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gollikāya",
      "word": "గొల్లికాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cintakāya",
      "word": "చింతకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cikkuḍukāya",
      "word": "చిక్కుడుకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "talakāya",
      "word": "తలకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāṭikāya",
      "word": "తాటికాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "doṇḍakāya",
      "word": "దొండకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nimmakāya",
      "word": "నిమ్మకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "poṭlakāya",
      "word": "పొట్లకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bīrakāya",
      "word": "బీరకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māmiḍikāya",
      "word": "మామిడికాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mirapakāya",
      "word": "మిరపకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liṅgakāya",
      "word": "లింగకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vaṅkāya",
      "word": "వంకాయ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīkāya",
      "word": "సీకాయ"
    }
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    },
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    {
      "form": "kāya",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "కాయలు",
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        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
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}

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