குழை

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊɻɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1

    Cognate to Kannada [Term?] and Malayalam കുഴയുക (kuḻayuka​).

    Verb

    குழை • (kuḻai) (intransitive)

    1. to become soft, mashy, pulpy, as well-cooked
    2. to melt, become tender
    3. to be overboiled
    4. to be in close intimacy, hand in glove with
    5. to be bent
    6. to fade, languish, become spoilt
      Synonym: வாடு (vāṭu)
    7. to wave, sway to and fro
    8. to be tired, weighed down
    9. to be troubled
      Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
    Conjugation

    Noun

    குழை • (kuḻai)

    1. tender leaf, sprout, shoot
      Synonym: தளிர் (taḷir)
    2. soft mud, mire
      Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
    3. hole
      Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
    4. tube, pipe
      Synonym: குழல் (kuḻal)
    5. conch
      Synonym: சங்கு (caṅku)
    6. ear
      Synonym: காது (kātu)
    7. a kind of earring
      Synonym: குண்டலம் (kuṇṭalam)
    8. sky
      Synonym: ஆகாசம் (ākācam)
    9. jungle
      Synonym: காடு (kāṭu)
    10. white water lily (Nymphaea alba)
      Synonym: நெய்தல் (neytal)

    Etymology 2

      Causative of குழை (kuḻai) (Etymology 1). Cognate to Malayalam കുഴെക്കുക (kuḻekkuka​​).

      Verb

      குழை • (kuḻai) (transitive)

      1. to macerate, mash, reduce to pulp, make soft by mixing with water
      2. to mix
      3. to melt and blend in union, fuse
      4. to cause to spout or shoot forth
      5. to gather in a lump
      6. to cause to melt
      7. to bend
      8. to wave
      9. (of a dog) to wag
      Conjugation