உலை

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊlɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1

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Verb

உலை • (ulai)

1. (intransitive) to be disordered, as ones affairs; to become deranged, unsettled, loose; to degenerate in morals or character

   Synonym: நிலைகுலை (nilaikulai)

2. to perish, be ruined, as crops, land or houses

   Synonym: அழி (aḻi)

3. to be afraid, agitated

   Synonym: அஞ்சு (añcu)

Etymology 2

From Proto-South-Dravidian *ol-ay, from Proto-Dravidian *col-ay, from *col (“fireplace, hearth”). Compare Kannada ಒಲೆ (ole).

Noun

உலை • (ulai)

1. furnace
2. oven, stove

References

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