ஆயிற்று
Tamil
Alternative forms
- (Spoken Tamil) ஆச்சு (āccu), (dialectal) ஆச்சுது (āccutu)
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Cognate with Kannada ಆಯಿತು (āyitu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːjɪrːʊ/, [aːjɪtrɯ]
Verb
ஆயிற்று • (āyiṟṟu)
- third-person singular neuter past of ஆ (ā, “to be, become, happen”)
- Synonyms: ஆனது (āṉatu), ஆயினது (āyiṉatu), ஆகினது (ākiṉatu), ஆகியது (ākiyatu)
Verb
ஆயிற்று • (āyiṟṟu) (finite verb)
- (it is) done, (it is) finished
- Synonym: முடிந்தது (muṭintatu)
- used as a comment on somebody's demand for sth. (or) to express one's determination to settle a matter one way or another (or) one's disowning further responsibility in a matter
- என் கடமை முடிந்துவிட்டது; இனி நீ ஆயிற்று, உன் பிழைப்பாயிற்று.
- eṉ kaṭamai muṭintuviṭṭatu; iṉi nī āyiṟṟu, uṉ piḻaippāyiṟṟu.
- My responsibilities are done; now whatever you do (is up to you).
- (usually with second and third person) used by the speaker to belittle the activity to which someone pays too much attention and care (added to both the person and the object of attention)
- (usually with first person) used to express the assurance of the speaker that he is there to help
Derived terms
- ஆனது ஆயிற்று போனது போயிற்று (āṉatu āyiṟṟu pōṉatu pōyiṟṟu)
- ஆயிற்று போயிற்று (āyiṟṟu pōyiṟṟu)
References
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “ஆயிற்று”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- “ஆச்சு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “ஆ”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972