மூத்த

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Cognate with Kannada ಮುತ್ತ (mutta).

• IPA^(key): /muːt̪ːɐ/

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மூத்த • (mūtta)

1. past adjectival participle of மூ (mū, “to age”).

மூத்த • (mūtta)

1. (with kinship terms) born first; elder (among many)
2. (of people) senior, older, elder; experienced

   Synonym: முது (mutu)

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “மூத்த”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]