கண்டுபிடி

See also: கண்டபடி

Tamil

Etymology

From கண்டு (kaṇṭu, the adverbial participle of காண் (kāṇ, to see)) +‎ பிடி (piṭi, to grasp, hold, catch), literally to see and then hold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɐɳɖʊbɪɖɪ/, [kɐɳɖʊbɪɖi], /kɐɳɖʊ.pɪɖɪ/, [kɐɳɖɯ.pɪɖi]

Verb

கண்டுபிடி • (kaṇṭupiṭi) (transitive)

  1. to find, discover, detect, figure out, spot, find out
  2. to invent, discover

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