Jump to content

வேறு

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Tamil

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Cognate with Malayalam വേറ് (vēṟŭ), Telugu వేఱు (vēṟu).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ʋeːrʊ/, [ʋeːrɯ]

Noun

[edit]

வேறு (vēṟu)

  1. other, different thing
  2. class, kind
  3. enmity, opposition
  4. that which is special or distinct, that which is distinguished
  5. evil

Adjective

[edit]

வேறு (vēṟu)

  1. other, different
  2. foreign

Derived terms

[edit]

References

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