மாதிரி

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːd̪ɪɾɪ/, [maːd̪ɪɾi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • (rapid speech) IPA(key): [maːɾi]

Noun

மாதிரி • (mātiri)

  1. manner, way
  2. example, model, sample

Postposition

மாதிரி • (mātiri)

  1. like [with accusative]

Adverb

மாதிரி • (mātiri)

  1. (colloquial) weirdly, oddly, kind of off
    அவங்க​ ஒரு மாதிரி பேசுறாங்க ― avaṅka​ oru mātiri pēcuṟāṅka​ ― They are talking in a strange manner (colloquial)

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “மாதிரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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