இடு

Tamil

Etymology

Compare Malayalam ഇടുക (iṭuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɖɯ/
  • Audio (India):(file)

Verb

இடு • (iṭu)

  1. (transitive) to lay, place
    Synonyms: போடு (pōṭu), வை (vai)
    கோழிகள் முட்டை இட்டன.kōḻikaḷ muṭṭai iṭṭaṉa.The chickens laid eggs.
  2. (transitive) to add
  3. (transitive) to sprinkle
  4. (transitive) to give, distribute
    Synonyms: தா (), கொடு (koṭu), பங்கிடு (paṅkiṭu)
  5. (transitive) to put on ornaments, apply a paste or powder
  6. (auxiliary) joined to the past active participle of other verbs to create an emphatic sense of having done something thoroughly
    பண்ணி (paṇṇi), past participle of பண்ணு (paṇṇu) + இட்டேன் (iṭṭēṉ, first-person singular past tense of இடு (iṭu))பண்ணிட்டேன் (paṇṇiṭṭēṉ, I did, I have done thoroughly)

Conjugation

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “இடு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House