விழு

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wiẓV- (to fall). Compare Brahui بِٹِنْگ (biṭiṅg), Kannada ಬೀಳು (bīḷu), Telugu బిద్దు (biddu), Malayalam വീഴുക (vīḻuka). Doublet of வீழ் (vīḻ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪɻʊ/, [ʋɪɻɯ]

Verb

விழு • (viḻu) (intransitive)

  1. to fall
  2. to collapse, be destroyed
  3. to befall, happen
    இந்த மேடையில் கீறல் விழுந்திருக்கிறது
    inta mēṭaiyil kīṟal viḻuntirukkiṟatu
    This countertop has been scratched.

Conjugation

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “விழு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press