துற

Tamil

Etymology

Compare திற (tiṟa). Cognate with Old Kannada ತೊಱೆ (toṟe), Kannada ತೊರೆ (tore).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʊrɐ/

Verb

துற • (tuṟa) (transitive)

  1. to renounce (worldly pleasures); to become an ascetic
  2. to leave, relinquish, forsake, quit, abandon, desert, reject, discard, give up
    Synonyms: நீக்கு (nīkku), கைவிடு (kaiviṭu), விட்டுக்கொடு (viṭṭukkoṭu)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • துறவு (tuṟavu)

References