Tamil

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Etymology

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From சிந்து (cintu, to cast, scatter). Cognate with Malayalam ചീന്തുക (cīntuka), Kannada ಸೀತು (sītu) and Telugu చీదు (cīdu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕiːn̪d̪ʊ/, [siːn̪d̪ɯ]

Verb

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சீந்து (cīntu) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to blow (as to blow one's nose)
  2. to hiss
  3. to be angry
  4. to touch

Conjugation

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