மூடி

See also: முடி

Tamil

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muːɖi/, [muːɖɪ]

Etymology 1

From மூடு (mūṭu, “to close, cover”).

Noun

மூடி • (mūṭi) (plural மூடிகள்)

  1. lid, cover
  2. half of a coconut that has been split
  3. (colloquial) coriander

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मूढी (mūḍhī), feminine of मूढ (mūḍha).

Noun

மூடி • (mūṭi) (plural மூடிகள்)

  1. a foolish woman

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