முரி
Tamil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɾ̪i/, [mɯɾ̪i]
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಮುರಿ (muri).
Verb
முரி • (muri)
- (intransitive) to break off, snap off
- to perish, be ruined
- to be scattered
- to go wrong
- to be defeated
- to separate, leave
- to lose one's position
- to be spoiled
- to bend
- to lack in strength, be gentle
Etymology
causative of முரி (muri). Cognate with Telugu మురియు (muriyu).
Verb
முரி • (muri)
- causative of முரி (muri)
- (transitive) to break off, snap off
- to ruin
- to defeat
- to manage (as a business)
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu మురి (muri), Malayalam മുറി (muṟi).
Noun
முரி • (muri)
- piece, bit, half
- broken rice
- anything short or dwarfish
- scratch, blemish
- curve, bend
- written bond
- (music) the closing section of a musical composition
- the curitakam at the close of a poem in nāṭaka-t-tamiḻ
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “முரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.