சபி
Tamil
Etymology
Adapted from Sanskrit शपति (śapati). Compare Malayalam ശപിക്കുക (śapikkuka, “to curse”), Telugu శపించు (śapiñcu, “to curse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕabi/, [səbɪ]
Verb
சபி • (capi)
- to curse
- என்னை சபித்தான் ― eṉṉai capittāṉ ― He cursed me
- to recite mantras
Conjugation
Conjugation of சபி (capi)
Related terms
- சத்தம் (cattam, “sound”)
- சாபம் (cāpam, “curse”)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “சபி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House