கிளம்பு

Tamil

Etymology

Compare கிளர் (kiḷar). Cognate with Malayalam കിളമ്പുക (kiḷampuka).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪɭɐmbʊ/, [kɪɭɐmbɯ]

Verb

கிளம்பு • (kiḷampu) (intransitive)

  1. to leave, set out, start, depart for another place
    Synonyms: புறப்படு (puṟappaṭu), செல் (cel)
  2. to rise, ascend
    Synonym: ஏறு (ēṟu)
  3. to emerge from obscurity, become prominent, rise to eminence, prosper, be elevated
    Synonym: உயர் (uyar)
  4. to be stirred, roused, agitated
  5. to crop up, break out, appear
    Synonyms: தோன்று (tōṉṟu), குரு (kuru)
  6. to increase
    Synonym: அதிகரி (atikari)
  7. to become loose, detached, flake off, peel off
    Synonym: உதிர் (utir)

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