போடு

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போடு • (pōṭu)

1. to put, apply, lay

   Synonyms: வை (vai), இடு (iṭu)

2. to release, drop, let go, lose

   Synonym: விடு (viṭu)

3. to throw, hurl; cast

   Synonyms: வீசு (vīcu), எறி (eṟi)

4. to put on, wear, as clothes and ornaments
5. (auxiliary) added to a transitive verb to convey force or expression
6. to fasten, as a bolt
7. to bring forth, as animals; to put forth, yield, as fruit-trees

   Synonym: ஈனு (īṉu)

   பூனை குட்டி போட்டது ― pūṉai kuṭṭi pōṭṭatu ― The cat gave birth to kitten(s)

8. to strike; to stamp; to beat, as a drum
9. to sow, plant
10. to bring out; to publish
11. to use, as tobacco; to be addicted to

    Coordinate terms: பிடி (piṭi), அடி (aṭi)

    புகையிலை போடுகிறவன் ― pukaiyilai pōṭukiṟavaṉ ― (Chronic) smoker

12. to pay, subscribe, invest

    பணம் போட்டு வாங்கினான் ― paṇam pōṭṭu vāṅkiṉāṉ ― He invested money and got back (the returns)

13. to cast, as lots; to allot
14. (colloquial) to turn on
15. (colloquial) to drink, as toddy
16. (colloquial) to work, as a sum

    கணக்கு போடு ― kaṇakku pōṭu ― Do math

17. (colloquial) to draw, as a figure
18. (colloquial) to serve, as food; to pour, as a drink

    Synonym: பரிமாறு (parimāṟu)

19. (colloquial, Tamil Nadu) to kill
20. (colloquial, Tamil Nadu, vulgar) to have sex with

From the above verb.

போடு • (pōṭu)

1. anything striking or impressive, as a speech

   அவன் ஒரு போடு போட்டான் ― avaṉ oru pōṭu pōṭṭāṉ ― He gave an impressive talk

2. stroke

   Synonym: அடி (aṭi)

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