பொடி

• IPA^(key): /pɔɖɪ/, [pɔɖi]

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பொடி • (poṭi) (intransitive)

1. to be broken to pieces, as rice; to become pulverised
2. to be blighted, as grain

   Synonym: தீய் (tīy)

Causative of the above.

பொடி • (poṭi) (transitive)

1. to pulverise, reduce to dust or powder
2. to spoil, destroy

   Synonyms: கெடு (keṭu), அழி (aḻi)

From Etymology 1.^[1] Cognate with Kannada ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), Malayalam പൊടി (poṭi), Telugu పొడి (poḍi), and Tulu ಪೊಡಿ (poḍi).

பொடி • (poṭi)

1. powder

   Synonym: தூள் (tūḷ)

2. dust

   Synonym: புழுதி (puḻuti)

3. (botany) pollen of flowers

   Synonyms: மகரந்தம் (makarantam), தாது (tātu), தூள் (tūḷ), துகள் (tukaḷ)

4. snuff

   Synonym: மூக்குப்பொடி (mūkkuppoṭi)

5. magical powder

   Synonym: சொக்குப்பொடி (cokkuppoṭi)

6. solder, metallic cement
7. ash

   Synonym: சாம்பல் (cāmpal)

8. sacred ashes

   Synonym: திருநீறு (tirunīṟu)

9. a particle, as of sand; a fragment

   Synonym: துகள் (tukaḷ)

10. anything small or minute
11. (colloquial) a small gem
12. (especially Sri Lanka) little child

• → Sinhalese: පොඩි (poḍi)

Cognate with Telugu పొడుపు (poḍupu).

பொடி • (poṭi) (intransitive)

1. to bedew; to ooze out, as perspiration
2. to appear

   Synonym: தோன்று (tōṉṟu)

3. to spring up, shoot, rise

   Synonym: அரும்பு (arumpu)

4. to be pulverised

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

பொடி • (poṭi)^[2]

1. (Kongu) a sunbaked ground (too hot to stand on)