ஊது

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam ഊതുക (ūtuka), Telugu ఊదు (ūdu), Tulu ಊದ್ (ūdŭ), Kolami [script needed] (ūndeŋ), Southeastern Kolami [script needed] (ūnd), Duruwa [script needed] (ūd), Gondi [script needed] (ūd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːd̪ɯ/

Verb

ஊது • (ūtu)

  1. (intransitive) to blow (as with a bellows)
  2. (transitive) to blow (as into a wind instrument, as onto a fire)
  3. to blow out (as a lamp)
  4. to blow on, breathe onto

Conjugation

Noun

ஊது • (ūtu)

  1. a trumpet
    Synonym: ஊதுகுழல் (ūtukuḻal)

Derived terms

  • ஊதுகட்டி (ūtukaṭṭi)
  • ஊதுகுழல் (ūtukuḻal)
  • ஊதுகொம்பு (ūtukompu)

References

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

Further reading

  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “72”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.