சபி

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐbɪ/, [sɐbi]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit शप् (śap) +‎ -இ (-i).[1]

Verb

சபி • (capi) (transitive)

  1. to curse, utter an imprecation
    என்னை சபித்தான்
    eṉṉai capittāṉ
    He cursed me
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • சபிப்பு (capippu)

Etymology 2

Verb

சபி • (capi) (transitive)

  1. alternative form of ஜெபி (jepi)
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “சபி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “சபி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House