பிரி

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Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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பிரி (piri)

  1. (intransitive) to separate, become separated
  2. to be understood
  3. to be analyzed or decomposed
  4. to be ripped, broken or twisted
  5. to disagree
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Noun

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பிரி (piri)

  1. strand
  2. twisted rope

Etymology 2

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Causative of the verb above.

Verb

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பிரி (piri)

  1. (transitive) to separate
  2. to divide
  3. to distinguish
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References

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  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “பிரி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House