குளி

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Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam കുളി (kuḷi).

Pronunciation

Verb

குளி (kuḷi)

  1. (intransitive) to wash one's body up to the neck
  2. to bathe
  3. to take a purificatory bath after menstruation
  4. to pierce (as an arrow)
  5. to press against
  6. to enter the thick of a fight
  7. to hide, conceal oneself
  8. to be defeated
  9. (transitive) to dive for pearls

Conjugation

Noun

குளி (kuḷi)

  1. bath, ablution
  2. diving for pearls or chanks

Derived terms

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “குளி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press