கிண்டு

See also: கண்டு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam കിണ്ടുക (kiṇṭuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiɳɖɯ/

Verb

கிண்டு • (kiṇṭu) (transitive)

  1. to churn
    Synonym: கடை (kaṭai)
  2. to cook by constant stirring over the oven
    Synonym: கிளறு (kiḷaṟu)
  3. to publish
    Synonym: வெளிப்படுத்து (veḷippaṭuttu)
  4. to ridicule
  5. to stir; to poke; to scratch, peck at, as a bird; to dig up; to burrow in, as rats and worms; to penetrate, as bees into flowers
    Synonym: கிளறு (kiḷaṟu)
  6. to excavate, as a pit; to hoe up, hollow out, dig out, as a hole in a wall
    Synonym: தோண்டு (tōṇṭu)
  7. to probe, scrutinize, investigate, inquire, pry into, search, examine
    Synonym: ஆராய் (ārāy)
  8. to remind, prompt
    Synonym: நினைப்பூட்டு (niṉaippūṭṭu)
  9. to incite, as to a quarrel
    Synonym: தூண்டு (tūṇṭu)

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