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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ತೊಡರು (toḍaru), Malayalam തുടരുക (tuṭaruka), Telugu తొడరు (toḍaru).
Pronunciation
Verb
தொடர் • (toṭar)
- (intransitive) to follow uninterruptedly, to continue in unbroken succession
- to be linked
- to form
- to increase
- to be close-knit
- (transitive) to follow after, pursue, cling to
- to succeed each other
- to insist upon, persist in with energy, persevere in
- to practice, pursue (as study)
- to seek out, find out, trace
- to prosecute, sue
- to connect, tie, bind
- to seize
- to get, obtain
- to question, enquire
- to assail, attack
- to be near or close to
- to hang
Conjugation
Conjugation of தொடர் (toṭar)
Noun
தொடர் • (toṭar)
- following, succession
- chain
- fetters
- series
- phrase, clause, sentence, compound word
- friendship, love
- connection, relation
- lineal succession
- long-standing connection
- flower, garland
- thread
- gum, glue
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தொடர்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press