குறி

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Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಗುರಿ (guri), Malayalam കുറിക്കുക (kuṟikkuka), Telugu గురి (guri).

Pronunciation

Verb

குறி (kuṟi)

  1. to design, to determine, to appoint, to ascertain
  2. to mark, to note
  3. to intend, to contemplate, to consider
  4. to denote, to refer to, to suggest
  5. to aim
  6. to foretell, to predict
  7. to blow, to sound (as a conch)

Conjugation

Noun

குறி (kuṟi)

  1. mark, sign, stamp, signature, token, symbol, indication
  2. target, aim, goal, destination
  3. motive, intention
  4. secret meeting of lovers, tryst
  5. suggestion, hint, insinuation
  6. omen, presage, prognostic
  7. assembly, village council
  8. turn, occasion, time, season
  9. generative organ
  10. definition, description
  11. character, personal qualities

Declension

i-stem declension of குறி (kuṟi)
Singular Plural
Nominative குறி
kuṟi
குறிகள்
kuṟikaḷ
Vocative குறியே
kuṟiyē
குறிகளே
kuṟikaḷē
Accusative குறியை
kuṟiyai
குறிகளை
kuṟikaḷai
Dative குறிக்கு
kuṟikku
குறிகளுக்கு
kuṟikaḷukku
Genitive குறியுடைய
kuṟiyuṭaiya
குறிகளுடைய
kuṟikaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative குறி
kuṟi
குறிகள்
kuṟikaḷ
Vocative குறியே
kuṟiyē
குறிகளே
kuṟikaḷē
Accusative குறியை
kuṟiyai
குறிகளை
kuṟikaḷai
Dative குறிக்கு
kuṟikku
குறிகளுக்கு
kuṟikaḷukku
Benefactive குறிக்காக
kuṟikkāka
குறிகளுக்காக
kuṟikaḷukkāka
Genitive 1 குறியுடைய
kuṟiyuṭaiya
குறிகளுடைய
kuṟikaḷuṭaiya
Genitive 2 குறியின்
kuṟiyiṉ
குறிகளின்
kuṟikaḷiṉ
Locative 1 குறியில்
kuṟiyil
குறிகளில்
kuṟikaḷil
Locative 2 குறியிடம்
kuṟiyiṭam
குறிகளிடம்
kuṟikaḷiṭam
Sociative 1 குறியோடு
kuṟiyōṭu
குறிகளோடு
kuṟikaḷōṭu
Sociative 2 குறியுடன்
kuṟiyuṭaṉ
குறிகளுடன்
kuṟikaḷuṭaṉ
Instrumental குறியால்
kuṟiyāl
குறிகளால்
kuṟikaḷāl
Ablative குறியிலிருந்து
kuṟiyiliruntu
குறிகளிலிருந்து
kuṟikaḷiliruntu

Derived terms

References

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