கிட்ட

Tamil

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. For sense development of the postposition, compare Hindi के पास (ke pās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪʈːɐ/

Verb

கிட்ட • (kiṭṭa)

  1. infinitive of கிட்டு (kiṭṭu, “to approach”).

Adverb

கிட்ட • (kiṭṭa)

  1. nearby, close by
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:அருகில்
    வீடு கிட்ட​ இருக்கிறது.
    vīṭu kiṭṭa​ irukkiṟatu.
    The house is nearby.

Derived terms

Postposition

கிட்ட • (kiṭṭa) (chiefly Spoken Tamil)

  1. near, close to
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:அருகில்
    அந்த மரம் கிட்ட போகாதே.
    anta maram kiṭṭa pōkātē.
    Don't go near that tree.
  2. an ending of the locative case — on, to, with.
    Synonym: (formal) -இடம் (-iṭam)
    Near-synonyms: -இல் (-il), -கு (-ku)
    அவன் கிட்ட பணம் உண்டு.
    avaṉ kiṭṭa paṇam uṇṭu.
    He has money.
    (literally, “Near him, there is money.”)
    அவ கிட்ட யாரோ பேசிட்டிருக்கார்.
    ava kiṭṭa yārō pēciṭṭirukkār.
    Someone is speaking with her.
    என்கிட்ட மார்க்கர தா.
    eṉkiṭṭa mārkkara tā.
    Hand me the marker.
    (literally, “Give the marker to me.”)

Usage notes

  • Although this term doesn't have the exact literal meaning of -இடம் (-iṭam), it's almost always used as its equivalent in Spoken Tamil. See there for more.

Descendants

  • → Sinhalese: කිට්ටු (kiṭṭu)

References

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