Girl · Tamil
Thendral
தென்றல்Say it THEN-drul
- Meaning
- Cool, gentle breeze from the south Tamil Lexicon, p. 2046
- Say it
- THEN-drul
- Written
- தென்றல்
- Other spellings
- Thenral, Tendral
Thendral
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Thendral meaning
Thendral (தென்றல்) is a Tamil girl's name.
Cool, gentle breeze from the south
Thendral (தென்றல்) is Tamil teṉṟal, a word related to teṉ, "south". The Tamil Lexicon defines it as the cool southern breeze and notes a local use for the south-west monsoon wind. In Tamil the word has a soft, pleasant ring, the opposite of a harsh or stormy wind, and it is often used in songs and titles; a long-running Sun TV serial was called Thendral, translated as "Breeze". Tamil name lists give it as "gentle breeze" or "calm breeze", which matches the dictionary. It is a girl's name with a gentle sound, rooted in a native Tamil word rather than a Sanskrit one.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 2046 · entry teṉṟal (தென்றல்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, teṉṟal, p. 2046 · Wikipedia, Thendral (TV series)
Spellings
Thendral · Thenral · Tendral