ஊசு

Compare ஊச்சு (ūccu, “to absorb”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /uːt͡ɕɯ/, [uːsɯ]

ஊசு • (ūcu)

1. (intransitive) to decay, become fetid, rotten; to putrefy, as a corpse

   Synonym: அழுகு (aḻuku)

2. (intransitive) to become stale, sour, rank, insipid, as food by keeping
3. (transitive) to shave, cut off in slices, pare off

   Synonym: சீவு (cīvu)

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஊசு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press