ஒட்டு

See also: ஓட்டு

Tamil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʈːʊ/, [ɔʈːɯ]

Verb

ஒட்டு • (oṭṭu)

  1. (transitive) to stick, patch, bind (like glue)
    பசையை வைத்து காகிதங்களை ஒட்டு.
    pacaiyai vaittu kākitaṅkaḷai oṭṭu.
    Bind the papers with the glue.
  2. (intransitive) to stick, cling to
    எண்ணெய் ஒட்டாது.eṇṇey oṭṭātu.Oil won't stick.
  3. to accompany, go along with
  4. to be used to the full extent
    உணவை மென்று சாப்பிட்டால் தான் உடம்பில் ஒட்டும்.
    uṇavai meṉṟu cāppiṭṭāl tāṉ uṭampil oṭṭum.
    Food sticks (all the nutrition from the food is absorbed) to the body only if it is chewed and eaten.

Conjugation

References

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