Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ತಿಳಿಸು (tiḷisu), Malayalam തെരിയുക (teriyuka).

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɛɾɪ/, [t̪ɛɾi]

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தெரி (teri)

  1. (intransitive) to be seen, perceived, ascertained by the senses or mind; to be apparent
  2. to be visible, appear
    Synonym: தோன்று (tōṉṟu)
  3. to be understood, intelligible, clear [with dative]
  4. to possess the power of sight
  5. to be conscious (as of one's guilt)
  6. (transitive) to investigate, test, ascertain, enquire
  7. to know, understand
  8. to select, choose
  9. to learn through listening
  10. to sift

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தெரி (teri)

  1. causative of தெரி (teri)
  2. (transitive) to make evident
  3. to tell, declare, inform
  4. to explain specifically, detail
  5. to write, inscribe
  6. to sift
  7. to choose, select
  8. to partition, divide
  9. to pass (as a certain period of time)
  10. (intransitive) to be perverse

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