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Tamil
Etymology
Causative of திருந்து (tiruntu). Cognate with Telugu దిద్దు (diddu), Malayalam തിരുത്തുക (tiruttuka), Kannada ತಿದ್ದು (tiddu).
Pronunciation
Verb
திருத்து • (tiruttu)
- (transitive) to correct, rectify, reform
- உன் நடக்கையை திருத்துவாயா? ― uṉ naṭakkaiyai tiruttuvāyā? ― Will you correct your behavior?
- (transitive) to mend, repair, refit
- to perform excellently
- (transitive) to improve, elevate
துளங்குகுடி திருத் திய . . . வென்றியும்- tuḷaṅkukuṭi tirut tiya . . . veṉṟiyum
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- to deck oneself out, to dress sharply
பட்டாடை சாத்திப் பணிமே கலை திருத்தி- paṭṭāṭai cāttip paṇimē kalai tirutti
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (transitive) to arrange properly
- (transitive) to prepare and make land suitable for cultivation
பூமி வெளிகாணத் திருத்தி- pūmi veḷikāṇat tirutti
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (transitive) to scour and polish
- (transitive) to clean clothes
- (transitive) to supervise
கிராமகாரியந் திருத்தும் பெருமக்கள்- kirāmakāriyan tiruttum perumakkaḷ
- Supervisors of village work
- to prepare vegetables by cutting them to size
- (transitive) to call, summon
- Synonyms: அழை (aḻai), கூப்பிடு (kūppiṭu)
- to make friends, effect reconciliation
ஒன்னார் தந்நிலை திருத்திய காதலர்- oṉṉār tannilai tiruttiya kātalar
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation of திருத்து (tiruttu)
Derived terms
- திருத்தம் (tiruttam, “correction, amendment”)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “திருத்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press