எரி

See also: எறி

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɾɪ/, [ɛɾi]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Malayalam എരി (eri). Perhaps related to Malayalam ഞെരി (ñeri).

Verb

எரி • (eri) (intransitive)

  1. to burn
  2. to shine, glow
Conjugation
Derived terms

Noun

எரி • (eri)

  1. glowing, brightness
  2. fire, flame
  3. (Hinduism) Agni, Hindu god of fire
  4. sulphur, brimstone
Declension
i-stem declension of எரி (eri) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative எரி
eri
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vocative எரியே
eriyē
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accusative எரியை
eriyai
-
dative எரிக்கு
erikku
-
benefactive எரிக்காக
erikkāka
-
genitive 1 எரியுடைய
eriyuṭaiya
-
genitive 2 எரியின்
eriyiṉ
-
locative 1 எரியில்
eriyil
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locative 2 எரியிடம்
eriyiṭam
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sociative 1 எரியோடு
eriyōṭu
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sociative 2 எரியுடன்
eriyuṭaṉ
-
instrumental எரியால்
eriyāl
-
ablative எரியிலிருந்து
eriyiliruntu
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Etymology 2

Causative of the verb above.

Verb

எரி • (eri) (transitive)

  1. to burn, set on fire
Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “எரி”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “எரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press