ஊது

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Malayalam ഊതുക (ūtuka), Telugu ఊదు (ūdu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /uːd̪ʊ/, [uːd̪ɯ]

Verb[edit]

ஊது (ūtu)

  1. (intransitive) to blow (as with a bellows)
  2. (transitive) to blow (as into a wind instrument, as onto a fire)
  3. to blow out (as a lamp)
  4. to blow on, breathe onto

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ஊது (ūtu)

  1. a trumpet
    Synonym: ஊதுகுழல் (ūtukuḻal)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஊது”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press