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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Malayalam എഴുക (eḻuka).
Pronunciation
Verb
எழு • (eḻu)
- (intransitive) to rise (as from a seat or bed)
- Synonym: எழுந்திரு (eḻuntiru)
- to ascend (as of a heavenly body), to rise by one's own power (as a bird)
- to appear, arise, originate
- Synonym: தோன்று (tōṉṟu)
- to start (as from a dwelling)
- Synonym: புறப்படு (puṟappaṭu)
- to function
- Synonym: தொழிலுறு (toḻiluṟu)
- to be excited, roused
- Synonym: மனங்கிளர் (maṉaṅkiḷar)
- to increase, swell
- Synonym: மிகு (miku)
- to grow, increase (in stature), to rise (as a building), to swell (as breasts)
- Synonym: வளர் (vaḷar)
Conjugation
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “எழு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press