Tamil edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Verb edit

பிரி (piri)

  1. (intransitive) to separate, become separated
  2. to be understood
  3. to be analyzed or decomposed
  4. to be ripped, broken or twisted
  5. to disagree
Conjugation edit

Noun edit

பிரி (piri)

  1. strand
  2. twisted rope

Etymology 2 edit

Causative of the verb above.

Verb edit

பிரி (piri)

  1. (transitive) to separate
  2. to divide
  3. to distinguish
Conjugation edit

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “பிரி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House