Alippatu, Aḻippaṭu, Ali-patu, Aḻipaṭu, Aḻipāṭu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aḻippaṭu (அழிப்படு) [aḻippaṭuttal] [aḻi-paṭu] transitive verb < அழி³ [azhi³] +. To thresh the grain with cattle; நெற்கதி ரைக் கடாவிட்டுழக்குதல். ஆளழிப்படுத்த வாளேருழவ [nerkathi raig kadavittuzhakkuthal. alazhippadutha valeruzhava] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 368).

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Aḻipaṭu (அழிபடு) [aḻipaṭutal] [aḻi-paṭu] intransitive verb < அழி¹- [azhi¹-] +.

1. To be erased; சிதைதல். [sithaithal.]

2. To be spent; செலவாதல். [selavathal.]

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Aḻipāṭu (அழிபாடு) [aḻi-pāṭu] noun < idem. +. Destruction; அழிவு. அழிபா டிலாத கடலின் [azhivu. azhipa dilatha kadalin] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 212, 8).

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