மார்தட்டு

Tamil

Etymology

Compound of மார் (mār, chest) +‎ தட்டு (taṭṭu, to beat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːɾd̪ɐʈːʊ/, [maːɾd̪ɐʈːɯ], /maːɾ.t̪ɐʈːʊ/, [maːɾ.t̪ɐʈːɯ]

Verb

மார்தட்டு • (mārtaṭṭu) (intransitive)

  1. (literally) to beat one's chest
  2. to challenge; to compete with
  3. to beat one's chest (to brag ostentatiously); to pride oneself
  4. to indulge in rhetoric

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