படு
Tamil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɖu/, [pəɖɯ]
Etymology 1
Compare Telugu పడు (paḍu).
Verb
படு • (paṭu)
- to die
- to experience
- to feel
- to wither, fade
- to strike
- t0 suffer
- to be killed
- (auxiliary) joined to active verbs to create the passive form of that verb
- (auxiliary, with past participle) joined to intransitive verbs for emphasis
Conjugation
Conjugation of படு (paṭu)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Malayalam പടുക (paṭuka).
Verb
படு • (paṭu)
- to lie, lie down
- to pave
- to recline
- to catch, ensnare, entrap
- to kill
Conjugation
Conjugation of படு (paṭu)
Derived terms
- படுக்கை (paṭukkai)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
படு • (paṭu) (plural படுகள்)
- toddy
- (botany) a cluster of flowers; an inflorescence
- a pond
- a tank
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
படு • (paṭu)
- big, large, great, grand
- excessive, exaggerated
- cruel
- low
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
படு • (paṭu)
- a clever or skilled person
- goodness, excellence
- intellect
References
- David W. McAlpin (1981), “படு”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 46
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “படு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “படு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House