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பெறு

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See also: பெரு

Tamil

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Etymology

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From Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀶𑀼 (peṟu). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪೆಱು (peṟu) (Kannada ಹೆರು (heru)), Malayalam പെറുക (peṟuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /perʊ/, [pe̞rɯ]
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Verb

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பெறு (peṟu)

  1. (transitive) to receive, get, gain, obtain, secure
    Synonyms: அடை (aṭai), வாங்கு (vāṅku)
  2. (transitive) to give birth to, beget, bear (a child)
  3. (intransitive) to be worth; be worthy of; fetch a price
    Synonym: தேறு (tēṟu)
  4. (auxiliary, after an infinitive) a passivizer.
    Synonyms: (archaic) உண் (uṇ), (more common) படு (paṭu)
  5. (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

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Except the sense "to give birth to", all the others are only used in Formal Tamil.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Sinhalese: පේරු වැටෙනවා (pēru wæṭenawā)

References

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Further reading

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  • பெறு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023