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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṭV. Cognate with Kannada ಅಡಿ (aḍi), Malayalam അടി (aṭi), Telugu అడుగు (aḍugu) and Tulu ಅಡಿ (aḍi).
Noun
அடி • (aṭi)
- (anatomy) foot; step
- Synonyms: பாதம் (pātam), தாள் (tāḷ)
- measure of foot, 12"
- footprint
- base, bottom
- Synonym: கீழ் (kīḻ)
- stand, support, foundation
- beginning
- Synonym: ஆதி (āti)
- source, root of words or plants, origin of lineage, ancestry, descent or family
- Synonym: மூலம் (mūlam)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Sinhalese: අඩි (aḍi), අඩිය (aḍiya)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada ಅಟಿ (aṭi) and Malayalam അടിക്കുക (aṭikkuka).
Verb
அடி • (aṭi) (intransitive)
- to emit fragrance, blow, as wind
- Synonym: வீசு (vīcu)
- to flap, as wings
- Synonym: சிறகடி (ciṟakaṭi)
- to burn, as fever
எனக்கு காய்ச்சல் அடிக்கிறது- eṉakku kāyccal aṭikkiṟatu
- I'm burning with a fever
- to twitch, move spasmodically
- Synonym: துடி (tuṭi)
- to sport, play
- Synonym: விளையாடு (viḷaiyāṭu)
- (colloquial) to be on the increase, multiply, abound
- Synonym: பெருகு (peruku)
அவனுக்கு அதிர்ஷ்டம் அடிக்கிறது- avaṉukku atirṣṭam aṭikkiṟatu
- He's getting luckier and luckier.
Verb
அடி • (aṭi) (transitive)
- to beat, smite, hit, strike
- Synonym: புடை (puṭai)
- to dash, as waves, be heavy, as rain, scorch, as the sun
- Synonym: தாக்கு (tākku)
அலையடிக்கிறது- alaiyaṭikkiṟatu
- The wave's dashing
- to strike into, drive in
- Synonym: அறை (aṟai)
- ஆணி அடி! ― āṇi aṭi! ― Hammer the nail !
- to build
- Synonym: கட்டு (kaṭṭu)
- to rub or daub, as in paint
- to stamp, print
- to punish
- Synonym: தண்டி (taṇṭi)
- to cart
- (colloquial) to strike out, erase, cross out
- Synonyms: நீக்கு (nīkku), அழி (aḻi)
- (colloquial) to defeat, overcome
- Synonym: தோற்கடி (tōṟkaṭi)
குஸ்தியில் அவனை யடித்து விட்டான்- kustiyil avaṉai yaṭittu viṭṭāṉ
- He has defeated him in wrestling
- (colloquial) to strike so as to kill, slay
- Synonym: கொல் (kol)
- மாடடிப்பவன் ― māṭaṭippavaṉ ― cow slaughterer
- (colloquial) to cleanse by beating, wash, as clothes
- Synonym: துவை (tuvai)
ஆடையை இரு முறை அடித்து எனக்குக் கொடு- āṭaiyai iru muṟai aṭittu eṉakkuk koṭu
- Cleanse the cloth (by beating) twice and give me
- (colloquial) to win, as a prize
கோப்பையை அடித்து விட்டான்- kōppaiyai aṭittu viṭṭāṉ
- He has won the cup
- (colloquial) to sew on a machine, run off a seam
சொக்காயை அடித்துக்கொடு- cokkāyai aṭittukkoṭu
- Run the cloth (on the machine) and give me
Conjugation
Noun
அடி • (aṭi) (plural அடிகள்) (countable)
- beating
- blow, stroke, blast, as of wind
- Synonym: தாக்கு (tākku)
- wound, bruise
- Synonyms: காயம் (kāyam), புண் (puṇ)
Declension
Etymology 3
Compare ஏடி (ēṭi), டி (ṭi). Cognate with Malayalam അടി (aṭi).
Interjection
அடி • (aṭi) (familiar)
- ho, hey! - used to address women in a familiar manner
- Coordinate term: அடா (aṭā)
2018, “Vilambara Idaiveli ”, in Imaikkaa Nodigal (movie):நான் உனதே, அடி நீ எனதா / தெரியாமல் நானும் தேய்கிறேன் / - nāṉ uṉatē, aṭi nī eṉatā / teriyāmal nāṉum tēykiṟēṉ /
- I am all yours; hey girl, are you mine yet? / Without a hint, I'm waning away /
Usage notes
- Highly offensive when used on elders.
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அடி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
Further reading
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “72”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*aḍḍi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press