Tamil edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɐɾʊ/, [kɐɾɯ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Malayalam കരു (karu).

Noun edit

கரு (karu)

  1. foetus, embryo
  2. yolk of an egg
  3. egg, germ
  4. body
  5. birth
  6. child
  7. mould, matrix
  8. substance, contents
  9. foundation
  10. atom, electron

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Dravidian *kār.

Verb edit

கரு (karu)

  1. to become black
Conjugation edit

References edit

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