ஒப்பாரி

Tamil

Etymology

From ஒப்பு (oppu, “resemblance”) +‎ ஆரி (āri, “to sound, sing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /opːaːɾi/

Noun

ஒப்பாரி • (oppāri)

  1. oppari; a folk threnody involving lamentation by women making doleful reference to the personal appearance and good qualities of the deceased

Declension

i-stem declension of ஒப்பாரி (oppāri) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
oppāri 		-
vocative ஒப்பாரியே
oppāriyē 		-
accusative ஒப்பாரியை
oppāriyai 		-
dative ஒப்பாரிக்கு
oppārikku 		-
benefactive ஒப்பாரிக்காக
oppārikkāka 		-
genitive 1 ஒப்பாரியுடைய
oppāriyuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 ஒப்பாரியின்
oppāriyiṉ 		-
locative 1 ஒப்பாரியில்
oppāriyil 		-
locative 2 ஒப்பாரியிடம்
oppāriyiṭam 		-
sociative 1 ஒப்பாரியோடு
oppāriyōṭu 		-
sociative 2 ஒப்பாரியுடன்
oppāriyuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental ஒப்பாரியால்
oppāriyāl 		-
ablative ஒப்பாரியிலிருந்து
oppāriyiliruntu 		-

References

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

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