தட்டு

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐʈːʊ/, [t̪ɐʈːɯ]
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

தட்டு • (taṭṭu)

  1. plate, dish, platter, tray
  2. potter's wheel

Etymology 2

Cognate with Malayalam തട്ടുക (taṭṭuka).

Verb

தட்டு • (taṭṭu)

  1. to knock, tap
  2. to knock over
  3. to beat, as one's chest
  4. to form, as a scab
Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “தட்டு”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972