ஏறு

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Compare Kannada ಏರು (ēru), Malayalam ഏറുക (ēṟuka) and Tulu ಏರು (ēru).

ஏறு • (ēṟu) (intransitive)

1. to go up, as the eyebrows, in anger

   Synonym: உயர் (uyar)

2. to scale, rise, go up, ascend, as the heavenly bodies; to mount, climb
3. to abound in number, weight, measure; to increase in price, quality

   Synonym: மிகு (miku)

4. to enter, to penetrate; to run into, as a thorn
5. to be laden, as cargo

   Synonym: ஏற்றிவைக்கப்படு (ēṟṟivaikkappaṭu)

   மூட்டைகள் கப்பலில் ஏறின. ― mūṭṭaikaḷ kappalil ēṟiṉa. ― The bundles were loaded into the ship.

6. to spread; to be diffused, as poison

   Synonym: பரவு (paravu)

   நஞ்சு ஏறுகிறது ― nañcu ēṟukiṟatu ― The poison is spreading

7. to become possessed
8. to grow

   Synonym: வளர் (vaḷar)

   பயிரேறிவிட்டது ― payirēṟiviṭṭatu ― The crops have grown

9. to terminate

   Synonym: முற்றுப்பெறு (muṟṟuppeṟu)

10. to settle, to be domiciled

    Synonym: குடியேறு (kuṭiyēṟu)

ஏறு • (ēṟu) (transitive)

1. to climb
2. to cross, pass over

   Synonym: கடத்து (kaṭattu)

• ஏறுதழுவுதல் (ēṟutaḻuvutal)
• ஏற்று (ēṟṟu)

From the above verb.

ஏறு • (ēṟu)

1. height
2. bull
3. Taurus
4. Nandi
5. males of certain animals

From எறி (eṟi, “to throw”)

ஏறு • (ēṟu)

1. throw

   Synonym: எறகை (eṟakai)

2. beating, as of a drum

   Synonym: அடிக்கை (aṭikkai)

3. pouncing upon, as an eagle
4. stroke, as of a sword; sting, as of a scorpion
5. destruction
6. thunderbolt

   Synonym: இடி (iṭi)

7. scar (due to something thrown)

   Synonym: வடு (vaṭu)

ஏறு • (ēṟu)

1. a kind of tree

• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “ஏறு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஏறு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஏறு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press