அசை

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Tamil

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /at͡ɕai/,

Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu అసియాడు (asiyāḍu).

Verb

அசை (acai) (intransitive)

  1. to move, stir, budge, shake
  2. to walk or ride slowly
  3. to lie in a place, be idle, inactive, indolent
    Synonym: கிட (kiṭa)
  4. to rest, lodge, stay
    Synonym: தங்கு (taṅku)
  5. to dance
    Synonym: கூத்தாடு (kūttāṭu)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the above verb.

Noun

அசை (acai)

  1. (linguistics) expletive
    Synonym: அசைச்சொல் (acaiccol)
  2. (grammar) metrical syllable, of which there are two, viz., நேரசை (nēracai, or நேர் (nēr)) and நிரையசை (niraiyacai, or நிரை (nirai))
  3. (music) variety of duration of time-measure consisting of one māttirai
Declension
ai-stem declension of அசை (acai)
singular plural
nominative அசை
acai
அசைகள்
acaikaḷ
vocative அசையே
acaiyē
அசைகளே
acaikaḷē
accusative அசையை
acaiyai
அசைகளை
acaikaḷai
dative அசைக்கு
acaikku
அசைகளுக்கு
acaikaḷukku
benefactive அசைக்காக
acaikkāka
அசைகளுக்காக
acaikaḷukkāka
genitive 1 அசையுடைய
acaiyuṭaiya
அசைகளுடைய
acaikaḷuṭaiya
genitive 2 அசையின்
acaiyiṉ
அசைகளின்
acaikaḷiṉ
locative 1 அசையில்
acaiyil
அசைகளில்
acaikaḷil
locative 2 அசையிடம்
acaiyiṭam
அசைகளிடம்
acaikaḷiṭam
sociative 1 அசையோடு
acaiyōṭu
அசைகளோடு
acaikaḷōṭu
sociative 2 அசையுடன்
acaiyuṭaṉ
அசைகளுடன்
acaikaḷuṭaṉ
instrumental அசையால்
acaiyāl
அசைகளால்
acaikaḷāl
ablative அசையிலிருந்து
acaiyiliruntu
அசைகளிலிருந்து
acaikaḷiliruntu

Etymology 3

Causative of அசை (acai), the verb above.

Verb

அசை (acai) (transitive)

  1. to move, shake, stir
    Synonym: ஆட்டு (āṭṭu)
  2. (music) to set to time
    Synonym: தூக்கு (tūkku)
  3. to say
    Synonym: சொல் (col)
Conjugation

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அசை-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அசை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அசை-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press