தள்ளாடு

Tamil

Etymology

From தள் (taḷ) +‎ ஆடு (āṭu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪aɭːaːɖɯ/

Verb

தள்ளாடு • (taḷḷāṭu)

  1. to move with faltering steps, as an aged person
  2. to totter, wobble, due to weakness or drunkenness
    Synonym: தளர்ச்சியாய் நட (taḷarcciyāy naṭa)
  3. to stagger, to reel, as a drunkard
    Synonym: தடுமாறு (taṭumāṟu)
  4. to rock, as a ship, vacillate, sway, as a tree in a storm
    Synonym: ஆடு (āṭu)
  5. to waver, fluctuate, as the mind
    Synonym: மனம் அலைதல் (maṉam alaital)

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