நிலைகுலை

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɪlɐɪ̯ɡʊlɐɪ̯/

Etymology 1[edit]

நிலை (nilai) +‎ குலை (kulai).

Verb[edit]

நிலைகுலை (nilaikulai) (intransitive)

  1. to be ruined in circumstances
  2. to swerve from the path of virtue
  3. to be discouraged; lose self-command; be disconcerted, perplexed
    Synonym: தயங்கு (tayaṅku)
  4. to lose hold; be unstrung
  5. to be routed
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Etymology 2[edit]

Causative of நிலைகுலை (nilaikulai).

Verb[edit]

நிலைகுலை (nilaikulai) (transitive)

  1. to ruin
  2. to seduce, radish
    Synonym: கற்பழி (kaṟpaḻi)
  3. to cause to swerve from the path of virtue or to neglect religious observances
  4. to route (as an army)
    Synonym: சிதறவடி (citaṟavaṭi)
  5. to intimidate, disconcert
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