கிழி

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Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Verb[edit]

கிழி • (kiḻi)

  1. (intransitive) to rip, tear
    Synonym: பிய் (piy)
  2. (intransitive) to fall, fall down, descend, flow down
  3. to lie prostrate, as in reverence
  4. to fall down exhausted
  5. to fall sick, be bed-ridden
  6. to be defeated or overthrown
    Synonym: தோற்றுப்போ (tōṟṟuppō)
  7. to fall low, decline (as prices); to sink to a lower level
    Synonym: தாழ் (tāḻ)
  8. to be destroyed, ruined
    Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
  9. to die
  10. to set (as the sun)
    Synonym: அஸ்தமி (astami)
  11. to settle, be fixed
    Synonym: தங்கு (taṅku)
  12. to crowd together, swarm
  13. to be allotted, to fall to one's lot or share
    Synonym: கிடை (kiṭai)
  14. to be imprinted
    Synonym: பதி (pati)
  15. to appear, be formed, come out
    Synonym: வெளித்தோன்று (veḷittōṉṟu)
  16. to take place, happen
    Synonym: நேர் (nēr)
  17. to pass, pass away
    Synonym: கழி (kaḻi)
  18. to rush, as against a person
  19. to exhibit desire
    Synonym: விருப்பங்கொள் (viruppaṅkoḷ)
  20. to fall into position
  21. to devolve
  22. to be born
    Synonym: பிற (piṟa)
  23. to issue, proceed from (as speech)
  24. to become detached
    Synonym: பிரிவுபடு (pirivupaṭu)
  25. to swoop
  26. to discharge, empty (as a river)
  27. to hang down, droop
    Synonym: தொங்கு (toṅku)
  28. to fall into a range
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of கிழி (kiḻi)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Causative of the above verb.

Verb[edit]

கிழி • (kiḻi)

  1. (transitive) to rip, tear
    Synonym: பிய் (piy)
  2. (colloquial) to excel, do a good job
  3. (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
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