அவி

See also: ஆவி

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʋi/, [ɐʋi]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

அவி (avi) (intransitive)

  1. to feel intense heat, burn (as opposed to bask)
    வெயிலில் நான் அவிந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறேன்
    veyilil nāṉ avintu koṇṭirukkiṟēṉ
    I am burning in the sunlight.
  2. to go out, be extinguished
  3. be boiled
    Synonym: வேகு (vēku)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Causative of the above.

Verb

அவி (avi) (transitive)

  1. to boil (in stream)
    காய்கறிகளை அவித்து கூட்டு செய்துள்ளேன்.
    kāykaṟikaḷai avittu kūṭṭu ceytuḷḷēṉ.
    I have boiled vegetables and prepared a side-dish.
  2. to quench, put out, extinguish
    Synonyms: தணி (taṇi), அணை (aṇai)
  3. to ruin, destroy
    Synonym: அழி (aḻi)
Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), அவி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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