வடி

• IPA^(key): /ʋaɖi/

வடி • (vaṭi) (intransitive)

1. to drip, trickle (as water)

   Synonym: ஒழுகு (oḻuku)

2. to be diminished (as water in a river); flow back, ebb (as tide)
3. to be perfected (as pronunciation)

   Synonym: திருந்து (tiruntu)

4. to be clear (as sound)

   Synonym: தெளி (teḷi)

5. to become beautiful
6. to lengthen, become long

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. honey

   Synonym: தேன் (tēṉ)

2. toddy

   Synonym: கள் (kaḷ)

3. lengthening

Causative of வடி (vaṭi).

வடி • (vaṭi) (intransitive)

1. to cause to flow out; shed (as tears); drain
2. to strain (as conjee from cooked rice); filter

   Synonym: வடிகட்டு (vaṭikaṭṭu)

3. to squeeze

   Synonym: பிழி (piḻi)

4. to distill (as oil)

   Synonym: தைலமிறக்கு (tailamiṟakku)

5. to refine; polish; perfect
6. to express in choice language
7. to win over; bring under control
8. to tame, train (as wild elephants)
9. to practise
10. (colloquial) to cook (as rice)
11. to sharpen
12. to comb, fasten (as hair)
13. to flatten out
14. to lengthen
15. to stroke with the fingers over (as the string of a lute in playing)
16. to equip (as a horse)

    Synonym: அலங்கரி (alaṅkari)

17. to investigate, examine

    Synonym: ஆராய் (ārāy)

18. to select, choose
19. to pluck, nip

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. filtration, distillation
2. sharpness

   Synonym: கூர்மை (kūrmai)

3. combing and fastening (as of the hair)
4. security, investigation

   Synonym: ஆராய்ச்சி (ārāycci)

5. rope

   Synonym: கயிறு (kayiṟu)

6. dog

   Synonym: நாய் (nāy)

Compare Tamil வடு (vaṭu).

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. green mango

   Synonym: மாம்பிஞ்சு (māmpiñcu)

2. a piece of green mango, cut longitudinally in two

Compare Tamil வளி (vaḷi).

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. wind

   Synonym: காற்று (kāṟṟu)

Compare Tamil வடிவு (vaṭivu).

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. form, shape

   Synonym: உருவம் (uruvam)

Cognate to Telugu బడిత (baḍita), Kannada ಬಡಿ (baḍi), and Malayalam വടി (vaṭi).

வடி • (vaṭi)

1. (dialectal) small cane or stick

   Synonym: சிறுதடி (ciṟutaṭi)

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