சிதறு

Tamil

Etymology

Related to சிதர் (citar) and சிந்து (cintu).

Cognates

Cognate with Kannada ಕೆದಱು (kedaṟu) / ಕೆದರು (kedaru), ಚೆದುರು (ceduru), Kuvi ସେଦ୍ଡ଼ଲି (sedṛali), Malayalam ചിതറുക (citaṟuka), Telugu చెదరు (cedaru), Tulu ಕೆದರುನಿ (kedaruni), ಚದರುನಿ (cadaruni).[1] Also compare Kannada ಸೀರು (sīru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɪd̪ɐrʊ/, [sɪd̪ɐrɯ]

Verb

சிதறு • (citaṟu)

  1. (transitive) to disperse, scatter, diffuse (as grain)
    Synonym: இறை (iṟai)
  2. (transitive) to give liberally, bountifully
  3. (intransitive) to be shed, strewn, scattered (as a flock); to disperse (as a company)
    Synonyms: கலை (kalai), தகர் (takar)
  4. (intransitive, physics) to scatter, refract (while passing through a medium)
  5. (intransitive, of concentration) to be diverted
  6. (intransitive) to be squandered, wasted
    Synonym: அழி (aḻi)
  7. (intransitive) to prove fruitless, become unprofitable

Conjugation

Conjugation of சிதறு (citaṟu)

Derived terms

  • சிதறடி (citaṟaṭi)
  • சிதறல் (citaṟal)
  • சிதறி (citaṟi)
  • சிதறியம் (citaṟiyam)
  • சிதறுதேங்காய் (citaṟutēṅkāy)

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “citaṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Further reading

  • “சிதறு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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