கறி

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See also: கரி

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kari/
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Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu కరుచు (karucu).

Verb

கறி • (kaṟi) (transitive)

  1. to chew; eat by biting or nibbling
    Synonym: கடி (kaṭi)
Conjugation
Conjugation of கறி (kaṟi)

Etymology 2

From the above verb. Compare கரி (kari). Cognate with Malayalam കറി (kaṟi).

Noun

கறி • (kaṟi)

  1. curry
  2. thick sauce
  3. vegetables
    Synonyms: காய்கறி (kāykaṟi), மரக்கறி (marakkaṟi)
  4. meat
    Synonyms: இறைச்சி (iṟaicci), ஊ (ū), புலால் (pulāl), மாமிசம் (māmicam)
  5. (black) pepper (Piper nigrum)
    Synonyms: மிளகு (miḷaku), மிரியல் (miriyal)
Declension
i-stem declension of கறி (kaṟi) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative கறி
kaṟi 		-
vocative கறியே
kaṟiyē 		-
accusative கறியை
kaṟiyai 		-
dative கறிக்கு
kaṟikku 		-
benefactive கறிக்காக
kaṟikkāka 		-
genitive 1 கறியுடைய
kaṟiyuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 கறியின்
kaṟiyiṉ 		-
locative 1 கறியில்
kaṟiyil 		-
locative 2 கறியிடம்
kaṟiyiṭam 		-
sociative 1 கறியோடு
kaṟiyōṭu 		-
sociative 2 கறியுடன்
kaṟiyuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental கறியால்
kaṟiyāl 		-
ablative கறியிலிருந்து
kaṟiyiliruntu 		-
Derived terms
(Nouns)
(Proverb)
Descendants
  • → English: curry (see there for further descendants)
  • → Classical Malay:
  • ⇒ Macanese: carí, (via Portuguese) caril
  • → Portuguese: caril
  • → Thai: กะหรี่ (gà-rìi)
See also

Etymology 3

Compare கரி (kari).

Verb

கறி • (kaṟi) (uncommon, intransitive)

  1. to be saltish to taste.
    Synonym: கரி (kari)
Conjugation
Conjugation of கறி (kaṟi)

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “கறி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  2. ^ Winslow, Miron (1862) Winslow's a Comprehensive Tamil-English Dictionary‎, Madras: Hunt, page 269 (Reprint: New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 1979.)
  3. ^ சீநிவாசன், கு. (1987) சங்க இலக்கியத் தாவரங்கள் (in Tamil), தஞ்சாவூர்: தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக் கழகம், page 606
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