தொலை

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ol̪aɪ̯/, [t̪ol̪əɪ̯]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu తొలగు (tolagu), Tulu ತೊಲ್ಗು (tolgu).

Verb

தொலை (tolai)

  1. (intransitive) to perish, die
  2. (intransitive) to become lost
  3. (intransitive) to be ruined
  4. (intransitive) to become lost
  5. (intransitive) to be finished, terminated
  6. (intransitive) to suffer
  7. (intransitive) to leave, depart
  8. (colloquial) used after an adverbial participle as an intensifier
    போகி தொலை!
    pōki tolai!
    Get lost! / Go away!

Conjugation

Noun

தொலை (tolai) (plural தொலைகள்)

  1. ruin, destruction
  2. loss

Etymology 2

Causative of the verb above.

Verb

தொலை (tolai)

  1. (transitive) to lose
  2. (transitive) to ruin, spoil, destroy
  3. (transitive) to kill
  4. (transitive) to remove, wipe off, clean
  5. (transitive, time) to spend, pass
  6. (transitive) to surpass
  7. (transitive) to settle, end, finish

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Compare துலை (tulai).

Noun

தொலை (tolai) (plural தொலைகள்)

  1. similarity, resemblance, likeness
  2. equality

References

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