ஊறு

See also: உறு and ஊர்

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *uṯu.[1] Cognate with Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːru/, [uːrɯ]

Noun

ஊறு (ūṟu)

  1. wound, injury
  2. obstacle, hindrance, harm
  3. body
  4. evil, misfortune

Verb

ஊறு (ūṟu)

  1. (intransitive) to soak
  2. to spring forth
  3. to form, spread, increase

Conjugation

References

  1. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), uṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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