தேறு
Appearance
See also: தேர்
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compare தேர் (tēr). Cognate with Malayalam തേരുക (tēruka), Telugu తేరు (tēru).
Verb
[edit]தேறு • (tēṟu) (intransitive)
- (dated) to be accepted as true
- Synonym: தெளி (teḷi)
- to be clarified, made clear, as water
- Synonym: தெளி (teḷi)
- (of health) to be strengthened; to get better/improve; from illness, swooning, intoxication or drooping
- to be thorough, accomplished, mature, as the mind; to reach perfection
- Synonym: முதிர் (mutir)
- to be successful in examination
- நீ நிறைய படித்தால் தான் தேறுவாய்.
- nī niṟaiya paṭittāl tāṉ tēṟuvāy.
- You will only pass the exam if you study a lot.
- to thrive, improve, flourish, as vegetation
- Synonym: செழி (ceḻi)
- to be comforted, consoled, solaced, soothed
- Synonym: ஆறு (āṟu)
- to cheer up, take courage
- to prove; to result, amount to, as profit; to turn out
- Synonym: பலி (pali)
- to become stiff, hard, as boiled rice, fruits
- Synonym: இறுகு (iṟuku)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of தேறு (tēṟu)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the above.
Noun
[edit]தேறு • (tēṟu) (uncountable, dated)
Declension
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| nominative | தேறு tēṟu |
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| vocative | தேறே tēṟē |
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| accusative | தேற்றை tēṟṟai |
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| dative | தேற்றுக்கு tēṟṟukku |
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| benefactive | தேற்றுக்காக tēṟṟukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | தேற்றுடைய tēṟṟuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | தேற்றின் tēṟṟiṉ |
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| locative 1 | தேற்றில் tēṟṟil |
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| locative 2 | தேற்றிடம் tēṟṟiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | தேற்றோடு tēṟṟōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | தேற்றுடன் tēṟṟuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | தேற்றால் tēṟṟāl |
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| ablative | தேற்றிலிருந்து tēṟṟiliruntu |
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References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936), “தேறு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “தேறு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “தேறு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]