முறியடி

Tamil

Etymology

From முறி (muṟi, to break, to be defeated) +‎ அடி (aṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊrɪjɐɖɪ/, [mʊrɪjɐɖi]
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Verb

முறியடி • (muṟiyaṭi) (transitive)

  1. to outmanoeuvre, crush, break, break down; to rout
  2. to beat off
    Synonym: விரட்டியடி (viraṭṭiyaṭi)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “முறியடி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press