ஏற்று

Tamil

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːrːʊ/, [eːtrɯ]
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Etymology 1

Causative of ஏறு (ēṟu, to go up). Cognate with Malayalam ഏറ്റുക (ēṟṟuka).

Verb

ஏற்று • (ēṟṟu) (transitive)

  1. to lift, raise, hoist
    Synonym: தூக்கு (tūkku)
  2. to increase, as price
    Synonym: அதிகரி (atikari)
  3. to load, as a cart or ship; to impose, as a responsibility
    Synonym: சுமத்து (cumattu)
  4. to light, as a lamp
    Synonym: பற்றவை (paṟṟavai)
  5. to run over, as a wheel over a person
  6. to pile up, stow away, pack
    Synonym: அடுக்கு (aṭukku)
  7. to export
    Synonym: ஏற்றுமதி செய் (ēṟṟumati cey)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

ஏற்று • (ēṟṟu)

  1. adverbial participle of ஏல் (ēl)

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