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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Dravidian *iẓi-. Cognate with Malayalam ഇഴിയുക (iḻiyuka), Kannada ಇಳಿ (iḷi), Tulu ಇಲಿಯುನಿ (iliyuni).
Verb
இழி • (iḻi) (intransitive)
- to descend, dismount
- Synonym: இறங்கு (iṟaṅku)
- to fall, drop down
- Synonym: விழு (viḻu)
- to be degraded, disgraced, reduced in circumstances
- to be inferior, low in comparison
- Synonym: தாழ் (tāḻ)
- to be revealed
- Synonym: வெளிப்படு (veḷippaṭu)
- to enter into
- Synonym: பிரவேசி (piravēci)
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Etymology 2
Causative of the above verb.
Verb
இழி • (iḻi)
- to lower, let down, degrade
- Synonym: இறக்கு (iṟakku)
- to condemn, despise
- Synonym: நிந்தி (ninti)
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References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “இழி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press