Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malayalam തളരുക (taḷaruka).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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தளர் (taḷar)

  1. (intransitive) to droop, faint, grow weary, enfeebled, infirm or decrepit
  2. to grow slack, become relaxed
  3. to become flabby from age
  4. to suffer in mind, to be troubled at heart; to lose one's presence of mind
  5. to lose one's vitality
  6. to die
  7. to be flexible, tender
  8. to be remiss; to be indifferent in duty; to grow careless; to degenerate
  9. to go astray

Conjugation

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Noun

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தளர் (taḷar)

  1. slackening

References

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