கோபி

Back-formation from கோபம் (kōpam, “anger”) +‎ -இ (-i), from Sanskrit कोप (kopa, “anger, rage, ire”).

• கோவி (kōvi)

• IPA^(key): /koːbɪ/, [koːbi]

கோபி • (kōpi)

1. (intransitive) to anger, become angry

   Synonym: வெறு (veṟu)

2. (intransitive) to be angry, indignant, offended; to take umbrage
3. (intransitive) to be irritated
4. (transitive) to be angry with, to reprove, check, reprimand

Ultimately from Mongolian Говь (Govʹ) or ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (Ɣobi).

• IPA^(key): /koːbɪ/, [koːbi], /ɡoːbɪ/, [ɡoːbi]

கோபி • (kōpi)

1. Gobi (a large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China)

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

• IPA^(key): /koːbɪ/, [koːbi], /ɡoːbɪ/, [ɡoːbi]

கோபி • (kōpi)

1. yellowish red pigment mixed with lime used for painting a building, or to apply on one’s head

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “கோபி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• “கோபி”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “கோபி”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]