புது

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀼 (putu), from Proto-Dravidian *pucV- / *putV-. Cognate with Kannada ಹೊಸ (hosa​), Malayalam പുതു (putu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊd̪ʊ/, [pʊd̪ɯ]
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Adjective

புது • (putu) (before consonants in compounds)

  1. new
    Antonym: பழ (paḻa)

Inflection

Adjective forms of புது
புதிய (putiya)

Derived terms

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “புது”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House

Further reading

  • Miron Winslow (1862), “புது”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt