உரசு

Tamil

Alternative forms

  • ஒரசு (oracu)colloquial

Etymology

From உரை (urai).[1] Cognate with Kannada ಒರಸು (orasu) and Malayalam ഉരസുക (urasuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊɾɐt͡ɕʊ/, [ʊɾɐsɯ]
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Verb

உரசு • (uracu) (intransitive)

  1. to rub, rub against
    Synonyms: உராய் (urāy), தேய் (tēy)
  2. to grope, caress
    Synonym: தடவு (taṭavu)

Conjugation

References

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