கிழி
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Verb
[edit]கிழி • (kiḻi)
- (intransitive) to rip, tear
- Synonym: பிய் (piy)
- (intransitive) to fall, fall down, descend, flow down
- to lie prostrate, as in reverence
- to fall down exhausted
- to fall sick, be bed-ridden
- to be defeated or overthrown
- Synonym: தோற்றுப்போ (tōṟṟuppō)
- to fall low, decline (as prices); to sink to a lower level
- Synonym: தாழ் (tāḻ)
- to be destroyed, ruined
- Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
- to die
- to set (as the sun)
- Synonym: அஸ்தமி (astami)
- to settle, be fixed
- Synonym: தங்கு (taṅku)
- to crowd together, swarm
- to be allotted, to fall to one's lot or share
- Synonym: கிடை (kiṭai)
- to be imprinted
- Synonym: பதி (pati)
- to appear, be formed, come out
- Synonym: வெளித்தோன்று (veḷittōṉṟu)
- to take place, happen
- Synonym: நேர் (nēr)
- to pass, pass away
- Synonym: கழி (kaḻi)
- to rush, as against a person
- to exhibit desire
- Synonym: விருப்பங்கொள் (viruppaṅkoḷ)
- to fall into position
- to devolve
- to be born
- Synonym: பிற (piṟa)
- to issue, proceed from (as speech)
- to become detached
- Synonym: பிரிவுபடு (pirivupaṭu)
- to swoop
- to discharge, empty (as a river)
- to hang down, droop
- Synonym: தொங்கு (toṅku)
- to fall into a range
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of கிழி (kiḻi)
Derived terms
[edit]- கிழிப்பு (kiḻippu)
Etymology 2
[edit]Causative of the above verb.
Verb
[edit]கிழி • (kiḻi)
- (transitive) to rip, tear
- Synonym: பிய் (piy)
- (colloquial) to excel, do a good job
- (colloquial) to accomplish
- Synonym: சாதி (cāti)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of கிழி (kiḻi)
References
[edit]- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “கிழி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கிழி-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கிழி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press