அணை
Tamil
editEtymology 1
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Pronunciation
editVerb
editஅணை • (aṇai)
- (intransitive) to lie down
- Synonym: படு (paṭu)
- to be extinguished
- Synonym: அவி (avi)
- to be born
- Synonym: பிற (piṟa)
- (transitive) to approach, come near
- Synonym: சார் (cār)
- to touch, come into contact with
- Synonym: பொருந்து (poruntu)
- to copulate with
- Synonym: புணர் (puṇar)
Conjugation
editConjugation of அணை (aṇai)
Etymology 2
editCausative of the verb above.
Verb
editஅணை • (aṇai)
- (transitive) to join, put close to (as soil to a tree)
- Synonym: அணையச்செய் (aṇaiyaccey)
- to embrace, hold, clasp in the arms
- Synonym: தழுவு (taḻuvu)
- to tie, fasten
- Synonym: கட்டு (kaṭṭu)
- to quench, extinguish, turn off
- Synonym: அவி (avi)
- to tie up in a bunch
- Synonym: கூட்டிமுடி (kūṭṭimuṭi)
- to produce
- Synonym: உண்டாக்கு (uṇṭākku)
Conjugation
editConjugation of அணை (aṇai)
Etymology 3
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Noun
editஅணை • (aṇai)
- embankment, bund, dam, ridge for retaining water in a field
- Synonym: அணைக்கட்டு (aṇaikkaṭṭu)
- hindrance, obstacle
- Synonym: தடை (taṭai)
- riverbank, seashore
- Synonym: நீர்க்கரை (nīrkkarai)
- causeway, bridge
- Synonym: சேது (cētu)
- support, prop, buttress
- Synonym: முட்டு (muṭṭu)
- coition
- Synonym: புணர்ச்சி (puṇarcci)
- protection, help, accessoriness to a crime
- Synonym: உதவி (utavi)
- a yoke of oxen (with an ordinal number prefixed)
- ஓரணை, ஈரணை
- ōraṇai, īraṇai
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 4
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Noun
editஅணை • (aṇai)
- raised seat, couch
- Synonym: ஆசனம் (ācaṉam)
- cushion, mattress
- Synonym: மெத்தை (mettai)
- bed, place to sleep
- Synonym: துயிலிடம் (tuyiliṭam)
References
edit- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அணை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press