Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Kannada ಕುಡಿ (kuḍi), Malayalam കുടിക്കുക (kuṭikkuka), Telugu కుడుచు (kuḍucu).

Verb

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குடி (kuṭi)

  1. (transitive) to drink

Conjugation

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Noun

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குடி (kuṭi)

  1. drinking
  2. drink, beverage
  3. drunkenness, intoxication

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Possibly related to Proto-Uralic *kota, and part of a larger Wanderwort complex; see there for more.

Noun

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குடி (kuṭi)

  1. ryot
  2. tenants
  3. subjects, citizens
  4. family
  5. lineage, descent
  6. caste, race
  7. house, home
  8. town, village
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References

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