எரி

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See also: எறி

Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Malayalam എരി (eri).

Noun

எரி (eri) (archaic)

  1. glowing, brightness
  2. fire, flame
  3. Agni, Hindu god of fire
  4. sulphur, brimstone
Declension
i-stem declension of எரி (eri) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative எரி
eri
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Vocative எரியே
eriyē
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Accusative எரியை
eriyai
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Dative எரிக்கு
erikku
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Genitive எரியுடைய
eriyuṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative எரி
eri
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Vocative எரியே
eriyē
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Accusative எரியை
eriyai
-
Dative எரிக்கு
erikku
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Benefactive எரிக்காக
erikkāka
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Genitive 1 எரியுடைய
eriyuṭaiya
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Genitive 2 எரியின்
eriyiṉ
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Locative 1 எரியில்
eriyil
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Locative 2 எரியிடம்
eriyiṭam
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Sociative 1 எரியோடு
eriyōṭu
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Sociative 2 எரியுடன்
eriyuṭaṉ
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Instrumental எரியால்
eriyāl
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Ablative எரியிலிருந்து
eriyiliruntu
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Verb

எரி (eri) (intransitive)

  1. to burn
  2. to shine, glow
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Causative of the above verb.

Verb

எரி (eri) (transitive)

  1. to burn, set on fire
Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “எரி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “எரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press