Tamil

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɐɻʊd̪ʊ/, [pɐɻʊd̪ɯ]
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Noun

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பழுது (paḻutu)

  1. defect, blemish, flaw, fault
  2. unprofitableness
  3. damage, injury, ruin
  4. anything tainted, rotten, putrid, marred
  5. the state of being a corpse
  6. poverty
  7. evil
  8. body
  9. moral evil, turpitude
  10. fullness

References

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