மாய்

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːj/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಮಾಯ್ (māy), Malayalam മായുക (māyuka), Telugu మాయ్ (māy) and Tulu ಮಾಯ್ (māyŭ).

Verb

மாய் • (māy) (intransitive, formal)

  1. to die, perish
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சா
  2. be annihilated
    Synonym: அழி (aḻi)
  3. (archaic) to be hidden, vanished
    Synonym: ஒழி (oḻi)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Causative of the above. Cognate with Malayalam മായ്ക്കുക (māykkuka).

Verb

மாய் • (māy) (transitive, formal)

  1. to kill
    Synonym: கொல் (kol)
  2. to destroy, end, annihilate, reduce to nothing, put an end to
    Synonyms: அழி (aḻi), ஒழி (oḻi)
  3. (archaic) to hide, vanish
    Synonym: மறை (maṟai)
  4. to give up (one's own life); to take one's own life
    Synonym: போக்கு (pōkku)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • மாய்ப்பு (māyppu)

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