அகை

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Tamil

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Verb

அகை (akai)

  1. (intransitive) to flourish
    Synonym: செழி (ceḻi)
  2. to sprout
    Synonym: தளிர் (taḷir)
  3. to burn
    Synonym: எரிதல் (erital)
  4. to suffer
    Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
  5. to delay
    Synonym: தாமதி (tāmati)
  6. to be crumpled, broken
    Synonym: ஒடி (oṭi)

See also

Etymology 2

causative of அகை (akai).

Verb

அகை (akai)

  1. (intransitive) to sprout
    Synonym: கிளை (kiḷai)
  2. to rise
    Synonym: எழு (eḻu)
  3. (transitive) to trouble, oppress
    Synonym: வேதனைசெய் (vētaṉaicey)
  4. to drive, cause to go, send forth
    Synonym: செலுத்து (celuttu)
  5. to beat
    Synonym: அடி (aṭi)
  6. to break
    Synonym: முறி (muṟi)

See also

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press