கசி

Cognate with Kannada ಕಸಿ (kasi, “to ooze”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /kɐt͡ɕɪ/, [kɐsi]

கசி • (kaci) (intransitive)

1. to ooze out (as moisture from a wall); to spread (as humidity round a dam); to yield moisture

   Synonym: ஊறு (ūṟu)

2. to perspire (as the hands and feet)

   Synonym: வியர் (viyar)

3. to weep

   Synonym: அழு (aḻu)

4. to melt, become sticky (as salt, sugar, etc due to humidity)

   Synonym: இளகு (iḷaku)

5. (of gas, electricity, etc) to leak

   குழாயிலிருந்து நீர் கசிகிறது

   kuḻāyiliruntu nīr kacikiṟatu

   Water's leaking out from the pipe

6. to grow tender-hearted; to become compassionate; to relent

   Synonyms: நெகிழ் (nekiḻ), இரங்கு (iraṅku)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “கசி-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• “கசி”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “கசி”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]