குற்று

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊrːʊ/, [kʊtrɯ]

Etymology 1

Related to குத்து (kuttu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

குற்று • (kuṟṟu)[1] (transitive)

  1. to pound
    Synonym: இடி (iṭi)
  2. to strike, hit, butt
    Synonym: தாக்கு (tākku)
  3. to crush (as lice)
    Synonym: நெரி (neri)
  4. to puncture, prick, pierce
Conjugation

Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Adjective

    குற்று • (kuṟṟu) (before vowels)[2]

    1. combining form of குறு (kuṟu)

    References

    1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “குற்று-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
    2. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “குற்று”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972