Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Compare Malayalam ഇടുക (iṭuka).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɪɖʊ/, [ɪɖɯ]
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Verb edit

இடு (iṭu)

  1. (transitive) to lay, place
    Synonyms: போடு (pōṭu), வை (vai)
  2. (transitive) to add
  3. (transitive) to sprinkle
  4. (transitive) to give, distribute
    Synonyms: தா (), கொடு (koṭu)
  5. (transitive) to put on ornaments
  6. (auxiliary) joined to the past active participle of other verbs to create an emphatic sense of having done something thoroughly
    பண்ணி (paṇṇi), past participle of பண்ணு (paṇṇu) + இட்டேன் (iṭṭēṉ, first-person singular past tense of இடு (iṭu))பண்ணிட்டேன் (paṇṇiṭṭēṉ, I did, I have done thoroughly)

Conjugation edit

References edit

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