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கெட்ட

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Tamil

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛʈːɐ/
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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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கெட்ட (keṭṭa)

  1. past adjectival participle of கெடு (keṭu)

Etymology 2

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From the above. Cognate with Kannada ಕೆಟ್ಟ (keṭṭa), Malayalam കെട്ട (keṭṭa), Telugu చెడ్డ (ceḍḍa).

Adjective

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கெட்ட (keṭṭa)

  1. bad, harmful
    Synonyms: தீய (tīya), தவறான (tavaṟāṉa), மோசமான (mōcamāṉa)
  2. spoiled, ruined
  3. (of conduct) evil, bad
    Synonyms: தீய (tīya), பொல்லா (pollā)
  4. severe, extreme, intense (shows intensity in some meanings.)
    Synonyms: பொல்லாத (pollāta), கடும் (kaṭum)
    எனக்கு கெட்ட கோபம் வரும்!
    eṉakku keṭṭa kōpam varum!
    I will get extremely angry!
Derived terms
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References

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