Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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பிய் (piy)

  1. (intransitive) to be torn, to come apart
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Etymology 2

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Causative of the verb above.

Verb

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பிய் (piy)

  1. (transitive) to rip, tear, rend
  2. (transitive) to shred
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References

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  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “பிய்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House