படு
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Tamil[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Compare Telugu పడు (paḍu), Malayalam പടുക (paṭuka).
Verb[edit]
படு • (paṭu)
- to strike, land on, fall on, come into contact with
- அம்பு மானின்மேல் பட்டு அதை கொன்றது.
- ampu māṉiṉmēl paṭṭu atai koṉṟatu.
- The arrow struck the deer and killed it.
- to experience, feel
- (auxiliary, after infinitive) joined to active verbs to create the passive form of that verb
- (auxiliary, after adverbial participle) joined to intransitive verbs for emphasis
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of படு (paṭu)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Telugu పడుండు (paḍuṇḍu)
Verb[edit]
படு • (paṭu)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of படு (paṭu)
Derived terms[edit]
- படுக்கை (paṭukkai)
Etymology 3[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
- toddy
- (botany) a cluster of flowers; an inflorescence
- a pond
- a tank
Etymology 4[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective[edit]
படு • (paṭu)
Etymology 5[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
படு • (paṭu)
- a clever or skilled person
- goodness, excellence
- intellect
References[edit]
- David W. McAlpin (1981) “படு”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 46
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “படு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “படு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House