Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ತೊಡರು (toḍaru), Malayalam തുടരുക (tuṭaruka), Telugu తొడరు (toḍaru).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɔɖɐɾ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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தொடர் (toṭar)

  1. (intransitive) to follow uninterruptedly, to continue in unbroken succession
  2. to be linked
  3. to form
  4. to increase
  5. to be close-knit
  6. (transitive) to follow after, pursue, cling to
  7. to succeed each other
  8. to insist upon, persist in with energy, persevere in
  9. to practice, pursue (as study)
  10. to seek out, find out, trace
  11. to prosecute, sue
  12. to connect, tie, bind
  13. to seize
  14. to get, obtain
  15. to question, enquire
  16. to assail, attack
  17. to be near or close to
  18. to hang

Conjugation

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Noun

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தொடர் (toṭar)

  1. following, succession
  2. chain
  3. fetters
  4. series
  5. phrase, clause, sentence, compound word
  6. friendship, love
  7. connection, relation
  8. lineal succession
  9. long-standing connection
  10. flower, garland
  11. thread
  12. gum, glue

Derived terms

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References

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