வெளு

From வெள் (veḷ, “white”), from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ (“white”).

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛɭʊ/, [ʋɛɭɯ]

வெளு • (veḷu)

1. (intransitive) to become white

   Synonym: வெளிறு (veḷiṟu)

2. (intransitive) to become pale, lose colour

   Synonyms: வெளிறு (veḷiṟu), மங்கு (maṅku)

3. (intransitive) to dawn; become bright

   Synonym: விடி (viṭi)

4. (intransitive, figurative) to become clear or manifest

   Synonym: விளங்கு (viḷaṅku)

5. (transitive) to wash, clean, whiten, bleach (as clothes)
6. (transitive, figurative) to drub, beat up (a person)

   Synonym: அடி (aṭi)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “வெளு-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “வெளு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]

• “வெளு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023