இடு

Compare Malayalam ഇടുക (iṭuka).

• IPA^(key): /ɪɖʊ/, [ɪɖɯ]

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இடு • (iṭu)

1. (transitive) to lay, place

   Synonyms: போடு (pōṭu), வை (vai)

2. (transitive) to add
3. (transitive) to sprinkle
4. (transitive) to give, distribute

   Synonyms: தா (tā), கொடு (koṭu)

5. (transitive) to put on ornaments
6. (auxiliary) joined to the past active participle of other verbs to create an emphatic sense of having done something thoroughly

   பண்ணி (paṇṇi), past participle of பண்ணு (paṇṇu) + இட்டேன் (iṭṭēṉ, first-person singular past tense of இடு (iṭu)) → பண்ணிட்டேன் (paṇṇiṭṭēṉ, “I did, I have done thoroughly”)

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