Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malayalam ഊതുക (ūtuka), Telugu ఊదు (ūdu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /uːd̪ʊ/, [uːd̪ɯ]

Verb edit

ஊது (ūtu)

  1. (intransitive) to blow (as with a bellows)
  2. (transitive) to blow (as into a wind instrument, as onto a fire)
  3. to blow out (as a lamp)
  4. to blow on, breathe onto

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

ஊது (ūtu)

  1. a trumpet
    Synonym: ஊதுகுழல் (ūtukuḻal)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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