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விடு

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See also: வீடு

Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu.

Cognates

Cognate with Brahui بِٹِنْگ (biṭiṅg), Kannada ಬಿಡು (biḍu), Malayalam വിടുക (viṭuka), Telugu విడు (viḍu).

Verb

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விடு • (viṭu)

  1. (transitive) to let go
    என் கையை விடு. ― eṉ kaiyai viṭu. ― Let go of my hand.
  2. (transitive) to leave, quit, part with
  3. (auxiliary) a verb having the force of certainty, intensity.
  4. (transitive) to get rid of
    Synonym: போக்கு (pōkku)
  5. (auxiliary) shows that an action is done to someone or something else.
    அவனுக்கு தலைமுடி வாரிவிடுவாயா?
    avaṉukku talaimuṭi vāriviṭuvāyā?
    Will you comb his hair?
  6. (transitive) to pour
    செடிக்கு தண்ணீர் விடுவாயா?
    ceṭikku taṇṇīr viṭuvāyā?
    Will you water the plant?
  7. (transitive) to permit, let, allow
    Near-synonym: அனுமதி (aṉumati)
    கொசு என்னை தூங்க விடவில்லை.
    kocu eṉṉai tūṅka viṭavillai.
    The mosquito didn't let me sleep.
  8. (transitive) to split, separate, disentangle
  9. (transitive) to abandon, forsake
    என்னை விட்டுச் செல்லாதே! ― eṉṉai viṭṭuc cellātē! ― Don't abandon me!
  10. (transitive) to dispatch, send away
  11. (transitive) to liberate, set free, release
  12. (transitive) to leave off, discontinue
    கடிதத்தை விட்ட இடத்திலிருந்து மீண்டும் எழுதத் துவங்கினான்.
    kaṭitattai viṭṭa iṭattiliruntu mīṇṭum eḻutat tuvaṅkiṉāṉ.
    He started to write the letter again from where he left off.
  13. (transitive) to omit, leave out
  14. (transitive) to end, finish, conclude
  15. (transitive) to emit, issue, discharge, give out, let out
    கொட்டாவி விட்டான். ― koṭṭāvi viṭṭāṉ. ― He let out a yawn.
  16. (transitive) to send forth, discharge
  17. (transitive) to throw
  18. (transitive) to give, bestow
  19. (transitive) to say, tell
  20. (transitive) to describe in detail
  21. (transitive) to publish, expose
    அறிக்கை விடு ― aṟikkai viṭu ― to publish a report
  22. (transitive) to indicate, point out
  23. (transitive) to express, give out
  24. (transitive) to form
  25. (transitive) to solve
  26. (intransitive) to be separated, divided
  27. (intransitive) to be opened
  28. (intransitive) to loosen, release
  29. (intransitive) to blossom
  30. (intransitive) to appear, be formed
  31. (intransitive) to increase
  32. (intransitive) to stay
  33. (intransitive) to remove
  34. (intransitive) to cease, stop
    மழை விட்டுவிட்டது. ― maḻai viṭṭuviṭṭatu. ― The rain stopped.
  35. (intransitive) to be split, broken or cracked
  36. (intransitive) to be let off, discontinued
  37. (intransitive) to leave interspace (as in writing)
  38. (intransitive) to pause (in reading)
  39. (intransitive) to lose strength
  40. (intransitive) to become loose, disjointed
  41. (intransitive) to be cut
    விட்டுவிட்டு வருகிறது ― viṭṭuviṭṭu varukiṟatu ― (It) keeps cutting out
Conjugation
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Conjugation of விடு (viṭu)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Causative of the above.

Verb

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விடு • (viṭu) (formal)

  1. (transitive) to send away, despatch
    Synonym: அனுப்பு (aṉuppu)
  2. (transitive) to let go
    Synonym: போகவிடு (pōkaviṭu)
  3. (transitive) to free, liberate, release
    Synonym: விடுவி (viṭuvi)
  4. (transitive) to emit, issue; to let out, give out
  5. (intransitive) to receive permission, as from a superior
    Synonym: விடைபெறு (viṭaipeṟu)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of விடு (viṭu)
Derived terms
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References

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Further reading

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