கில்

Tamil

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *kil-.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɪl/

    Verb

    கில் • (kil) (obsolete, literary, intransitive)[2]

    1. to be able or possible
      Synonyms: முடி (muṭi), (dated) மாள் (māḷ), (formal) இயல் (iyal)
    2. to agree, consent
      Synonyms: உடன்படு (uṭaṉpaṭu), இசை (icai), சம்மதி (cammati), அனுமதி (aṉumati)

    Usage notes

    • Though the verb itself is obsolete, the present-tense markers -கின்று- (-kiṉṟu-) and -கிறு- (-kiṟu-) are derived from the past forms of this verb.

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 94.
    2. ^ Miron Winslow (1862), “கிற்றல்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt

    Further reading

    • University of Madras (1924–1936), “கில்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press