Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malayalam കുളി (kuḷi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʊɭɪ/, [kʊɭi]

Verb

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குளி (kuḷi)

  1. (intransitive) to wash one's body up to the neck
  2. to bathe
  3. to take a purificatory bath after menstruation
  4. to pierce (as an arrow)
  5. to press against
  6. to enter the thick of a fight
  7. to hide, conceal oneself
  8. to be defeated
  9. (transitive) to dive for pearls

Conjugation

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Noun

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குளி (kuḷi)

  1. bath, ablution
  2. diving for pearls or chanks

Derived terms

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References

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