பொருந்து

Tamil

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Malayalam പൊരുന്നുക (porunnuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔɾʊn̪d̪ʊ/, [pɔɾʊn̪d̪ɯ]

Verb

பொருந்து • (poruntu)

  1. (intransitive) to agree, consent
  2. (intransitive) to hold true for, be applicable to, apply to
    அவனுக்கு சொன்னது உனக்கும் பொருந்தும்.
    avaṉukku coṉṉatu uṉakkum poruntum.
    What was said to him applies to you as well.
  3. (intransitive) to be suitable, proper, agreeable, appropriate
    Synonym: தகு (taku)
  4. (intransitive) to make a contract, an agreement
    Synonym: உடன்படு (uṭaṉpaṭu)
  5. (intransitive) to come into close contact
    Synonym: நெருங்கு (neruṅku)
  6. (intransitive) to occur, happen
  7. (intransitive) to succeed, to come to a prosperous issue
    Synonym: பலி (pali)
  8. (intransitive) to be constituted, made
    Synonym: இயல் (iyal)
  9. (transitive) to combine with
    Synonym: கல (kala)
  10. to reach, approach
    Synonym: அடை (aṭai)
  11. to associate cordially
    Synonym: அளவளாவு (aḷavaḷāvu)
  12. to cohabit with
    Synonym: புணர் (puṇar)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Sinhalese: පොරොන්දුව (poronduwa)

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