Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malayalam വേറ് (vēṟŭ), Telugu వేఱు (vēṟu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋeːrʊ/, [ʋeːrɯ]

Noun edit

வேறு (vēṟu)

  1. other, different thing
  2. class, kind
  3. enmity, opposition
  4. that which is special or distinct, that which is distinguished
  5. evil

Adjective edit

வேறு (vēṟu)

  1. other, different
  2. foreign

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “வேறு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “வேறு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House