வற்று

See also: பற்று

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to வற (vaṟa), வறு (vaṟu), வறள் (vaṟaḷ), வறட்டு (vaṟaṭṭu), வறட்சி (vaṟaṭci).

Cognate with Kannada ಬತ್ತು (battu), Malayalam വരലി (varali) and Tulu ವರು (varu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɐrːʊ/, [ʋɐtrɯ]

Verb

வற்று • (vaṟṟu) (intransitive)

  1. to grow dry; dry up (as water, tears); to evaporate
  2. to subside; to ebb (as a tide)
    Synonym: வடி (vaṭi)
  3. to wither, become dry and shrivelled
    Synonyms: வாடு (vāṭu), உலர் (ular)
  4. (of one's body) to become thin
    Synonym: மெலி (meli)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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