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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From அடு (aṭu). Cognate to Telugu అడ (aḍa), Kannada ಅಡೆ (aḍe), and Malayalam അട (aṭa).
Noun
அடை • (aṭai)
- joining
- delivering, conveying
- resort, refuge
- Synonym: அடைக்கலம் (aṭaikkalam)
- deposit
- thin cake, wafer
- leaf
- Synonym: இலை (ilai)
- betel leaf
- Synonym: வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai)
- greens
- Synonym: இலைக்கறி (ilaikkaṟi)
- incubation
- gravity, weight
- Synonym: கனம் (kaṉam)
- prop, slight support
- Synonym: தாங்கி (tāṅki)
- bank, shore
- Synonym: கரை (karai)
- a decoration
- Synonym: அடைகஷாயம் (aṭaikaṣāyam)
- sprout
- Synonym: முளை (muḷai)
- price
- Synonym: விலை (vilai)
- way
- Synonym: வழி (vaḻi)
- qualifying word or clause, attribute, adjunct
- Synonym: விசேடணம் (vicēṭaṇam)
- (grammar) qualifier or qualifying word that denotes the attribute of a noun or verb
- Synonym: பண்பு (paṇpu)
- detached foot that is a constituent of kalippa
- king's share of the produce of the land, whether 1/6 or 1/10 or otherwise
- Synonym: நிலவரி (nilavari)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Form அடு (aṭu).
Verb
அடை • (aṭai) (intransitive)
- to become full of, stuffed of
- to collect, gather (as dust)
- Synonym: சேர் (cēr)
- to settle, become close, compact, hard (as sand by rain)
- Synonym: சேர்ந்திறுகு (cērntiṟuku)
- to join, mingle
- Synonym: பொருந்து (poruntu)
- (of a pickle) to be preserved
- Synonym: அடைகாயடை (aṭaikāyaṭai)
- (of a snake) to go to roost, resort to holes
- (of a chicken) to sit on eggs
- (of a debt) to be paid up
- Synonym: தீர் (tīr)
- (colloquial) to obtain eternal bliss, die
- Synonym: முத்தியடை (muttiyaṭai)
- (colloquial, transitive) to reach, arrive at
- Synonym: சேர் (cēr)
- to get, obtain, enjoy
- Synonym: பெறு (peṟu)
- to take refuge in
- Synonym: சரண்புகு (caraṇpuku)
Conjugation
Conjugation of அடை (aṭai)
Etymology 3
Causative of the verb above.
Verb
அடை • (aṭai) (transitive)
- to stuff
- (intransitive) to be pre-ordained by destiny
- Synonym: விதிக்கப்படு (vitikkappaṭu)
- to be appointed, assigned
- Synonym: அமைக்கப்படு (amaikkappaṭu)
- to be obstructed (as the ear, throat)
- (transitive) to shut, close
- Synonym: சாத்து (cāttu)
- to obstruct, block (as a passage)
- Synonym: தடு (taṭu)
- to stop up (as a hole)
- Synonym: துவாரமடை (tuvāramaṭai)
- to put in, pack, secure
- Synonym: புகுத்து (pukuttu)
- to lock, fasten
- Synonym: மூடு (mūṭu)
- to imprison
- Synonym: சிறைவை (ciṟaivai)
- to conceal, hide
- Synonym: ஒளித்துவை (oḷittuvai)
- to entrust
- Synonym: ஒப்புவி (oppuvi)
- to lease, give in contract, farm out
- to bestow
- Synonym: கொடு (koṭu)
- to divide
- Synonym: பிரி (piri)
Conjugation
Conjugation of அடை (aṭai)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அடை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “அடை”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page