-கொடு

See also: கொடு

Tamil

Etymology

From கொடு (koṭu, “to give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔɖʊ/, [kɔɖɯ]

Verb

-கொடு • (-koṭu)

  1. (auxiliary) appended to the adverbial participle form of verbs to form new verbs out of them.
    ‎காட்டி (kāṭṭi, from காட்டு (kāṭṭu, “to show”)) + ‎-கொடு (-koṭu) → ‎காட்டிக்கொடு (kāṭṭikkoṭu, “to betray”).
    ‎சொல்லி (colli, from சொல் (col, “to say”)) + ‎-கொடு (-koṭu) → ‎சொல்லிக்கொடு (collikkoṭu, “to teach”)

Derived terms

Tamil terms suffixed with -கொடு
சொல்லிக்கொடு

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “கொடு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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