தளர்

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam തളരുക (taḷaruka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐɭɐɾ/

Verb

தளர் • (taḷar)

  1. (intransitive) to droop, faint, grow weary, enfeebled, infirm or decrepit
  2. to grow slack, become relaxed
  3. to become flabby from age
  4. to suffer in mind, to be troubled at heart; to lose one's presence of mind
  5. to lose one's vitality
  6. to die
  7. to be flexible, tender
  8. to be remiss; to be indifferent in duty; to grow careless; to degenerate
  9. to go astray

Conjugation

Noun

தளர் • (taḷar)

  1. slackening

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “தளர்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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