English Meaning of potu

Meaning of 'potu'

IV. v. t. throw, cast forcibly, eyi; 2. lay, put, place, vai; 3. put on (as clothes) tari; 4. (in comb.) cause, effect as in azittuppota, cause ruin; 5. bring forth young (as brutes); v. i. become, form, un taku. Note; potu added to a transitive verb has an intensive force.

kutiraikkup pul potu, throw grass to the horse.

nay kuttipottatu, the bitch has whelped.

avanukkoru ati (ayai) potu, give him a stroke (slap).

potal, potutal, v. n. putting, laying, throwing.

potutati, lit. a rejected stick; (fig.) a useless person.

pottukkolla, to put on a garment.

pakaiyaip pottukkolla, to put on the turban.

pottumaya, to confuse accounts; 2. to quibble.

pottuvita, to lose, to drop; to cast, to throw; 3. to throw in wrestling; 4. to surpass.

azittuppota, to destroy completely.

ayyilepota, to cast into a river.

kallaippota, to throw or fling a stone.

kaipottuk kotukka, to maka an oath by clapping one hand over the other.

cittup (pili) pota, to cast lots.

nangkuram pota, to cast anchor.

Meaning of போடு

IV. v. t. throw, cast forcibly, எறி; 2. lay, put, place, வை; 3. put on (as clothes) தரி; 4. (in comb.) cause, effect as in அழித்துப்போட, cause ruin; 5. bring forth young (as brutes); v. i. become, form, உண் டாகு. Note; போடு added to a transitive verb has an intensive force.

குதிரைக்குப் புல் போடு, throw grass to the horse.

நாய் குட்டிபோட்டது, the bitch has whelped.

அவனுக்கொரு அடி (அறை) போடு, give him a stroke (slap).

போடல், போடுதல், v. n. putting, laying, throwing.

போடுதடி, lit. a rejected stick; (fig.) a useless person.

போட்டுக்கொள்ள, to put on a garment.

பாகையைப் போட்டுக்கொள்ள, to put on the turban.

போட்டுமாற, to confuse accounts; 2. to quibble.

போட்டுவிட, to lose, to drop; to cast, to throw; 3. to throw in wrestling; 4. to surpass.

அழித்துப்போட, to destroy completely.

ஆற்றிலேபோட, to cast into a river.

கல்லைப்போட, to throw or fling a stone.

கைபோட்டுக் கொடுக்க, to maka an oath by clapping one hand over the other.

சீட்டுப் (பீலி) போட, to cast lots.

நங்கூரம் போட, to cast anchor.

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