விரை

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪɾɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

விரை • (virai) (formal)

  1. to hasten, rush, hurry
    Synonym: அவசரப்படு (avacarappaṭu)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

விரை • (virai)

  1. seed (of a plant)
    Synonyms: கொட்டை (koṭṭai), விதை (vitai)
  2. (anatomy) testicles
    Synonym: பிடுக்கு (piṭukku)
  3. fragrance
    Synonyms: நறுமணம் (naṟumaṇam), வாசனை (vācaṉai)

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “விரை”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972