Tamil edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Verb edit

பிய் (piy)

  1. (intransitive) to be torn, to come apart
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Causative of the verb above.

Verb edit

பிய் (piy)

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

References edit

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