ஒழி

• IPA^(key): /ɔɻɪ/, [ɔɻi]

Doublet of ஓய் (ōy). Cognate with Kannada ಉಳಿ (uḷi), Malayalam ഒഴിയുക (oḻiyuka).

ஒழி • (oḻi) (intransitive)

1. to cease, desist, stop; to discontinue; to be finished, ended

   Synonyms: தீர் (tīr), முடி (muṭi)

2. to decline; to become extinct, annihilated

   Synonym: அழி (aḻi)

3. to leave off, forbear

   Synonym: நீங்கு (nīṅku)

4. to die, perish

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சா

• ஒழிச்சு (oḻiccu) (causative verb)

Causative of the above. Cognate with Malayalam ഒഴിക്കുക (oḻikkuka).

ஒழி • (oḻi) (transitive)

1. to bring to an end, finish

   Synonyms: தீர் (tīr), முடி (muṭi)

2. to ruin, destroy, kill, abolish, remove

   Synonym: அழி (aḻi)

3. to put away, cast off, expel, dismiss, exclude

   Synonym: நீக்கு (nīkku)

4. to except, avoid, omit

   Synonym: தவிர் (tavir)

5. to clear out, empty, vacate

• “ஒழி”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
• University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஒழி-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஒழி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press