பெறு
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See also: பெரு
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀶𑀼 (peṟu). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪೆಱು (peṟu) (Kannada ಹೆರು (heru)), Malayalam പെറുക (peṟuka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]பெறு • (peṟu)
- (transitive) to receive, get, gain, obtain, secure
- (transitive) to give birth to, beget, bear (a child)
- (intransitive) to be worth; be worthy of; fetch a price
- Synonym: தேறு (tēṟu)
- (auxiliary, after an infinitive) a passivizer.
- (auxiliary, after infinitive) indicates 'in the possession of' or 'in receipt of' when added to those verbs in the sphere of 'get' or 'get formed'.
Usage notes
[edit]Except the sense "to give birth to", all the others are only used in Formal Tamil.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of பெறு (peṟu)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- ⇒ Sinhalese: පේරු වැටෙනවා (pēru wæṭenawā)
References
[edit]- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “பெறு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “பெறு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
Further reading
[edit]- “பெறு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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