Tamil edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Telugu తొలగు (tolagu), Tulu ತೊಲ್ಗು (tolgu).

Verb edit

தொலை (tolai)

  1. (intransitive) to perish, die
  2. (intransitive) to become lost
  3. (intransitive) to be ruined
  4. (intransitive) to become lost
  5. (intransitive) to be finished, terminated
  6. (intransitive) to suffer
  7. (intransitive) to leave, depart
Conjugation edit

Noun edit

தொலை (tolai) (plural தொலைகள்)

  1. ruin, destruction
  2. loss

Etymology 2 edit

Causative of the verb above.

Verb edit

தொலை (tolai)

  1. (transitive) to lose
    Synonym: இழ (iḻa)
  2. (transitive) to ruin, spoil, destroy
    Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
  3. (transitive) to kill
    Synonym: கொல் (kol)
  4. (transitive) to remove, wipe off, clean
  5. (transitive, time) to spend, pass
  6. (transitive) to surpass
  7. (transitive) to settle, end, finish
  8. (colloquial) used after an adverbial participle as an intensifier
    போய் தொலை!
    pōy tolai!
    Get lost! / Go away!
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Compare துலை (tulai).

Noun edit

தொலை (tolai) (plural தொலைகள்)

  1. similarity, resemblance, likeness
  2. equality

References edit

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