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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
வே • (vē)
- the alphasyllabic combination of வ் (v) + ஏ (ē).
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada ಬೇ (bē).
Verb
வே • (vē) (intransitive)
- to burn
- Synonym: எரி (eri)
- to be hot, sultry, as the weather; to be scorched
வெயிற்காலமாகையால் பகலெல்லாம் வேகின்றது.- veyiṟkālamākaiyāl pakalellām vēkiṉṟatu.
- As it happens to be the summer season, the days are all scorching.
- to be inflamed, as the stomach
- Synonym: அழலு (aḻalu)
- to be boiled, cooked, as rice
சோறு வேகவில்லை.- cōṟu vēkavillai.
- The rice has not boiled (to perfection).
- to be refined by burning in a crucible, as gold
- to be distressed by grief or passion
துயரச்செய்தி கேட்ட என் மனம் வேகின்றது.- tuyaracceyti kēṭṭa eṉ maṉam vēkiṉṟatu.
- My heart which heard the sad news is grieving.
- to be angry
Conjugation
Etymology 3
Compare வேய் (vēy, “to spy”)
Noun
வே • (vē) (uncommon)
- spying
- Synonym: வேவு (vēvu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “வே-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “வே”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “வே”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press