Tamil

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪɖɪ/, [ɪɖi]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Malayalam ഇടി (iṭi).

Noun

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இடி (iṭi)

  1. thunder
    Synonym: உறுமல் (uṟumal)[1]
  2. blow, push

Verb

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இடி (iṭi) (intransitive)

  1. to crumble
  2. to be broken, shattered
  3. to suffer
  4. to have an injury
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Etymology 2

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Causative of the above.

Verb

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இடி (iṭi) (transitive)

  1. to knock against, hit, bump
    Synonym: மோது (mōtu)
  2. to demolish
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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இடி (iṭi)

  1. flour, especially of rice or millet.
    Synonym: மாவு (māvu)
  2. light meal (with flour as its chief ingredient)
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References

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  1. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “உறுமு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House