இழை

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Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀵𑁃 (iḻai).

Verb

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இழை (iḻai) (intransitive)

  1. to be reeled
  2. (colloquial) to rub against (as the shoots of the bamboo tree)
    Synonym: உராய் (urāy)
  3. (Kongu) to become soft and pasty (as boiled rice by being kept over the fire too long)
  4. (colloquial) to associate very intimately
  5. to have tender emotions (as love)
  6. to be together (as husband and wife)
    Synonym: கூடு (kūṭu)
  7. (Kongu) to copulate (as snakes)
    Synonym: பிணை (piṇai)
  8. to breathe in a scarcely audible manner
  9. to agree, be in accord
    Synonym: மனம்பொருந்து (maṉamporuntu)
Conjugation
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Noun

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இழை (iḻai)

  1. yarn
    Synonym: நூல் (nūl)
  2. darning
    Synonym: நூலிழை (nūliḻai)
  3. ornament
    Synonym: ஆபரணம் (āparaṇam)
  4. kind of necklace, garland
  5. (Kongu) string tied about the wrist for a vow
Declension
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ai-stem declension of இழை (iḻai)
Singular Plural
Nominative இழை
iḻai
இழைகள்
iḻaikaḷ
Vocative இழையே
iḻaiyē
இழைகளே
iḻaikaḷē
Accusative இழையை
iḻaiyai
இழைகளை
iḻaikaḷai
Dative இழைக்கு
iḻaikku
இழைகளுக்கு
iḻaikaḷukku
Genitive இழையுடைய
iḻaiyuṭaiya
இழைகளுடைய
iḻaikaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative இழை
iḻai
இழைகள்
iḻaikaḷ
Vocative இழையே
iḻaiyē
இழைகளே
iḻaikaḷē
Accusative இழையை
iḻaiyai
இழைகளை
iḻaikaḷai
Dative இழைக்கு
iḻaikku
இழைகளுக்கு
iḻaikaḷukku
Benefactive இழைக்காக
iḻaikkāka
இழைகளுக்காக
iḻaikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 இழையுடைய
iḻaiyuṭaiya
இழைகளுடைய
iḻaikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 இழையின்
iḻaiyiṉ
இழைகளின்
iḻaikaḷiṉ
Locative 1 இழையில்
iḻaiyil
இழைகளில்
iḻaikaḷil
Locative 2 இழையிடம்
iḻaiyiṭam
இழைகளிடம்
iḻaikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 இழையோடு
iḻaiyōṭu
இழைகளோடு
iḻaikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 இழையுடன்
iḻaiyuṭaṉ
இழைகளுடன்
iḻaikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental இழையால்
iḻaiyāl
இழைகளால்
iḻaikaḷāl
Ablative இழையிலிருந்து
iḻaiyiliruntu
இழைகளிலிருந்து
iḻaikaḷiliruntu

Etymology 2

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Causative of இழை (iḻai)

Verb

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இழை (iḻai) (transitive)

  1. to spin
  2. to make, do, construct
    Synonym: செய் (cey)
  3. to turn over in one's mind, deliberate, calmly consider
    Synonym: சூழ் (cūḻ)
  4. to plane, scrape off
    Synonym: செதுக்கு (cetukku)
  5. to grind into fine powder
  6. to make soft (as fine powder)
  7. to set (as precious stones)
  8. to utter, say
    Synonym: கூறு (kūṟu)
  9. to appoint, determine, fix
    Synonym: விதி (viti)
  10. to paint, draw, daub
    Synonym: வரை (varai)
  11. to take, accept
    Synonym: அமை (amai)
  12. to store up
  13. to determine; take a vow
    Synonym: சங்கற்பி (caṅkaṟpi)
  14. (colloquial) to rub so as to be dissolved, as a pill in honey or milk
  15. (colloquial) to divide into strands (as a thread)
  16. to squeeze the flesh so as to give pain
    Synonym: நிமிண்டு (nimiṇṭu)
  17. (Kongu) to select, pick out, separate; cull (as cotton)
  18. (Jaffna) to braid (as mats); plait, weave
    Synonym: பின்னு (piṉṉu)
  19. to scrutinize
  20. (intransitive) to breathe hard
    Synonym: மெலி (meli)
Conjugation
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References

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