குழை

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate to Kannada and Malayalam കുഴയുക (kuḻayuka​).

Verb

குழை • (kuḻai) (intransitive)

  1. to become soft, mashy, pulpy, as well-cooked
  2. to melt, become tender
  3. to be overboiled
  4. to be in close intimacy, hand in glove with
  5. to be bent
  6. to fade, languish, become spoilt
    Synonym: வாடு (vāṭu)
  7. to wave, sway to and fro
  8. to be tired, weighed down
  9. to be troubled
    Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of குழை (kuḻai)

Noun

குழை • (kuḻai)

  1. tender leaf, sprout, shoot
    Synonym: தளிர் (taḷir)
  2. soft mud, mire
    Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
  3. hole
    Synonym: சேறு (cēṟu)
  4. tube, pipe
    Synonym: குழல் (kuḻal)
  5. conch
    Synonym: சங்கு (caṅku)
  6. ear
    Synonym: காது (kātu)
  7. a kind of earring
    Synonym: குண்டலம் (kuṇṭalam)
  8. sky
    Synonym: ஆகாசம் (ākācam)
  9. jungle
    Synonym: காடு (kāṭu)
  10. white water lily (Nymphaea alba)
    Synonym: நெய்தல் (neytal)

Etymology 2

Causative of குழை (kuḻai). Cognate to Malayalam കുഴെക്കുക (kuḻekkuka​​).

Verb

குழை • (kuḻai) (transitive)

  1. to macerate, mash, reduce to pulp, make soft by mixing with water
  2. to mix
  3. to melt and blend in union, fuse
  4. to cause to spout or shoot forth
  5. to gather in a lump
  6. to cause to melt
  7. to bend
  8. to wave
  9. (of a dog) to wag
Conjugation
Conjugation of குழை (kuḻai)
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