வே

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋeː/

Etymology 1

Letter

வே • (vē)

  1. the alphasyllabic combination of வ் (v) +‎ ஏ (ē).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wec- / *wey-. Cognate with Brahui بسنگ (bisiṅg), باسنگ (bāsiṅg), Kannada ಬೇ (bē), Malayalam വേവുക (vēvuka), Telugu వేగు (vēgu). Compare வெ (ve).

Alternative forms

Verb

வே • (vē) (intransitive)

  1. to burn
    Synonym: எரி (eri)
  2. to be hot, sultry, as the weather; to be scorched
    வெயிற்காலமாகையால் பகலெல்லாம் வேகின்றது.
    veyiṟkālamākaiyāl pakalellām vēkiṉṟatu.
    As it happens to be the summer season, the days are all scorching.
  3. to be inflamed, as the stomach
    Synonym: அழலு (aḻalu)
  4. to be boiled, cooked, as rice
    சோறு வேகவில்லை.
    cōṟu vēkavillai.
    The rice has not boiled (to perfection).
  5. to be refined by burning in a crucible, as gold
  6. to be distressed by grief or passion
    துயரச்செய்தி கேட்ட என் மனம் வேகின்றது.
    tuyaracceyti kēṭṭa eṉ maṉam vēkiṉṟatu.
    My heart which heard the sad news is grieving.
  7. to be angry
Conjugation
Conjugation of வே (vē)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare வேய் (vēy, “to spy”)

Noun

வே • (vē) (uncommon)

  1. spying
    Synonym: வேவு (vēvu)

References

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