இறு

Compare இற (iṟa, “to die”), இறுகு (iṟuku), அறு (aṟu).

இறு • (iṟu) (intransitive)

1. to break off; to snap, as a stick; to become severed, as a limb; to crackle and split

   Synonyms: அறு (aṟu), முறி (muṟi), ஒடி (oṭi)

2. to perish, die

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சா

3. to moulder, to be corroded, to decay

   Synonyms: கெடு (keṭu), அழுகு (aḻuku)

   மழையில் நனைந்த கட்டைகள் இற்றுப்போயின

   maḻaiyil naṉainta kaṭṭaikaḷ iṟṟuppōyiṉa

   The rain-soaked logs rotted down

4. to grow weak, to be wearied

   Synonym: தளர் (taḷar)

Causative of the above. Compare இறுக்கு (iṟukku).

இறு • (iṟu) (transitive)

1. to break off, as a branch; to snap asunder

   Synonyms: முறி (muṟi), ஒடி (oṭi)

2. to smash; to knock out, to break in pieces, as pottery

   Synonym: உடை (uṭai)

3. to destroy

   Synonym: அழி (aḻi)

4. to bring to an end, finish

   Synonym: முடி (muṭi)

5. to bring down

   Synonym: வீழ்த்து (vīḻttu)

இறு • (iṟu)

1. (transitive, higher register) to pay, as a tax, a debt
2. (transitive, higher register) to throw, as a spear; to fling

   Synonym: எறி (eṟi)

3. (transitive, higher register) to answer in reply
   1. to question, enquire

   Synonym: வினா (viṉā)

4. (transitive, now dialectal) to strain; to percolate, as a liquid

   Synonym: வடி (vaṭi)

5. (intransitive, higher register) to tarry, stay

   Synonyms: தங்கு (taṅku), இரு (iru)

6. (intransitive) to pierce through, as an arrow; to gore, stab

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “இறுதல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936), “இறு-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “இறு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]

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