போடு
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Malayalam പോടുക (pōṭuka).
Verb
[edit]போடு • (pōṭu)
- to put, apply, lay
- to release, drop, let go, lose
- Synonym: விடு (viṭu)
- to throw, hurl; cast
- to produce sound
- சத்தம் போடு
- cattam pōṭu
- to make noise
- to put on, wear, as clothes and ornaments
- (auxiliary) added to a transitive verb to convey force or expression
- to fasten, as a bolt
- to bring forth, as animals; to put forth, yield, as fruit-trees
- to strike; to stamp; to beat, as a drum
- to sow, plant
- to bring out; to publish
- to use, as tobacco; to be addicted to
- to pay, subscribe, invest
- பணம் போட்டு வாங்கினான் ― paṇam pōṭṭu vāṅkiṉāṉ ― He invested money and got back (the returns)
- to cast, as lots; to allot
- (colloquial) to turn on
- Synonym: ஆன் பண்ணு (āṉ paṇṇu)
- (colloquial) to drink, as toddy
- (colloquial) to work, as a sum
- கணக்கு போடு ― kaṇakku pōṭu ― Do math
- (colloquial) to draw, as a figure
- (colloquial) to serve, as food; to pour, as a drink
- Synonym: பரிமாறு (parimāṟu)
- (colloquial, Tamil Nadu) to kill
- (colloquial, Tamil Nadu, vulgar) to have sex with
Usage notes
[edit]Both வை (vai) and போடு (pōṭu) can be translated as "put", but the former refers to careful, deliberate placing while the latter is somewhat reckless.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of போடு (pōṭu)
Etymology 2
[edit]From the above verb.
Noun
[edit]போடு • (pōṭu)
- anything striking or impressive, as a speech
- அவன் ஒரு போடு போட்டான் ― avaṉ oru pōṭu pōṭṭāṉ ― He gave an impressive talk
- stroke
- Synonym: அடி (aṭi)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936), “போடு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “போடு”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972