பழுது

Tamil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐɻʊd̪ʊ/, [pɐɻʊd̪ɯ]

• Audio:

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Noun

பழுது • (paḻutu)

1. defect, blemish, flaw, fault
2. unprofitableness
3. damage, injury, ruin
4. anything tainted, rotten, putrid, marred
5. the state of being a corpse
6. poverty
7. evil
8. body
9. moral evil, turpitude
10. fullness

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பழுது”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press