உதறு

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Tamil[edit]

A dog drying itself by shaking.

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Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Kannada ಒದರು (odaru), Telugu ఉదరు (udaru), Malayalam ഉതറുക (utaṟuka).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /ʊd̪ɐrʊ/, [ʊd̪ɐrɯ]

Verb[edit]

உதறு (utaṟu)

  1. to shake off, remove or detach (something by shaking it off)
  2. to dust off (a cloth by shaking it)
  3. to dry (something by shaking off the liquid)
  4. (colloquial, intransitive) to shiver, tremble (from cold, or out of fear)
    ஒதறுதா? காலு ஒதரணும் மாமே
    otaṟutā? kālu otaraṇum māmē
    Do you tremble? Your legs should be trembling

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