மீள்

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːɭ/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Kota (India) மீண் (mīṇ, “to escape”), Malayalam മീളുക (mīḷuka).

Verb

மீள் • (mīḷ)[1]

  1. (intransitive) to return, come back
    Synonym: திரும்பு (tirumpu)
  2. (intransitive) to disappear, vanish
  3. (intransitive) to be cured (of a disease); be rescued, redeemed, liberated
  4. (transitive) to pass beyond
    Synonym: கட (kaṭa)
Conjugation
Conjugation of மீள் (mīḷ)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Related to the above. Cognate with Malayalam മീളുക (mīḷuka).

Verb

மீள் • (mīḷ)[2]

  1. (transitive) to liberate, extricate, release
    Synonym: விடுவி (viṭuvi)
  2. (transitive) to bring back, recover
    Synonym: திருப்பு (tiruppu)
  3. (transitive) to remove, cause to disappear
    Synonym: போக்கு (pōkku)
  4. (transitive) to cause to go
    Synonyms: போக்கு (pōkku), செலுத்து (celuttu)
  5. (transitive) to redeem, restore, rescue
    Synonym: மீட்டு (mīṭṭu)
  6. (intransitive) to chew the cud
Conjugation
Conjugation of மீள் (mīḷ)
Derived terms
  • மீட்சி (mīṭci, “bringing back, causing to return”)
  • மீட்பர் (mīṭpar, “savior”)
  • மீட்பு (mīṭpu, “salvation, redemption”)

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “மீள்-தல், மீளு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  2. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “மீள்-தல், மீட்டல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

Further reading

  • “மீள்”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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