குழை
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Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate to Kannada [Term?] and Malayalam കുഴയുക (kuḻayuka).
Verb
[edit]குழை • (kuḻai) (intransitive)
- to become soft, mashy, pulpy, as well-cooked
- to melt, become tender
- to be overboiled
- to be in close intimacy, hand in glove with
- to be bent
- to fade, languish, become spoilt
- Synonym: வாடு (vāṭu)
- to wave, sway to and fro
- to be tired, weighed down
- to be troubled
- Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of குழை (kuḻai)
Noun
[edit]குழை • (kuḻai)
- tender leaf, sprout, shoot
- Synonym: தளிர் (taḷir)
- soft mud, mire
- Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
- hole
- Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
- tube, pipe
- Synonym: குழல் (kuḻal)
- conch
- Synonym: சங்கு (caṅku)
- ear
- Synonym: காது (kātu)
- a kind of earring
- Synonym: குண்டலம் (kuṇṭalam)
- sky
- Synonym: ஆகாசம் (ākācam)
- jungle
- Synonym: காடு (kāṭu)
- white water lily (Nymphaea alba)
- Synonym: நெய்தல் (neytal)
Etymology 2
[edit]Causative of குழை (kuḻai). Cognate to Malayalam കുഴെക്കുക (kuḻekkuka).
Verb
[edit]குழை • (kuḻai) (transitive)
- to macerate, mash, reduce to pulp, make soft by mixing with water
- to mix
- to melt and blend in union, fuse
- to cause to spout or shoot forth
- to gather in a lump
- to cause to melt
- to bend
- to wave
- (of a dog) to wag
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of குழை (kuḻai)