சுடு

சுடு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಸುಡು (suḍu), Tulu ಚುಡ್ (cuḍ), Malayalam ചുടുക (cuṭuka), Telugu చూడు (cūḍu), Kodava [script needed] (cuḍu), Kolami [script needed] (suḍu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕuɖu/, [sʊɖɯ]

Verb

சுடு • (cuṭu)

1. (intransitive) to be hot, burn

   Synonym: காய் (kāy)

2. (transitive) to warm, heat

   Synonym: காயச்செய் (kāyaccey)

3. to burn up

   Synonym: எரி (eri)

4. to roast, toast, bake, fry, steam
5. to burn (as bricks in a kiln)
6. to calcine, as medicine
7. to cauterize, brand

   Synonym: சூடிடு (cūṭiṭu)

8. to fire (as a gun, fireworks etc.)

   Synonym: வெடிசுடு (veṭicuṭu)

9. to mortify (as the flesh), to injure (as one's feelings), to inflict pain

   Synonym: வருத்து (varuttu)

10. to destroy, ruin

    Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)

References

• University of Madras, “சுடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press, 1924–1936.