சூறை

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From சூறு. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕuːrɐɪ̯/, [suːrɐɪ̯]

Noun[edit]

சூறை (cūṟai)

  1. whirlwind
  2. robbery, dacoity, pillage
  3. a blighting disease of crops
  4. a kind of dressing the hair in a knot
  5. loin cloth, short drawers
  6. tuna fish, tuna

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “சூறை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press