அஸ்தமி

See also: அஷ்டமி

Tamil

Alternative forms

  • அத்தமி (attami)standard

Etymology

Back-formation from அஸ்தமனம் (astamaṉam), ultimately from Sanskrit अस्त (asta) +‎ -இ (-i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐst̪ɐmɪ/, [ɐst̪ɐmi]

Verb

அஸ்தமி • (astami) (intransitive)

  1. to set, go down (as the sun, moon etc.)
    Synonym: மறை (maṟai)
  2. to perish, become extinct
    Synonyms: அழி (aḻi), கெடு (keṭu)

Conjugation

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