Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malayalam കുളി (kuḷi).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʊɭɪ/, [kʊɭi]

Verb edit

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 edit

Noun edit

குளி (kuḷi)

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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