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Irula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ir- (to be). Cognate with Kannada ಇರು (iru), Malayalam ഇരിക്കുക (irikkuka), Tamil இரு (iru).

Pronunciation

Verb

இரு (iru)

  1. to be
  2. remain

Conjugation

References

  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968), The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 26
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Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪɾʊ/, [ɪɾɯ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ir- (to be). Cognate with Irula இரு (iru), Kannada ಇರು (iru), Malayalam ഇരിക്കുക (irikkuka).

Verb

இரு (iru) (intransitive)

  1. to be
    இங்கே இருக்கிறேன்.
    iṅkē irukkiṟēṉ.
    I am here.
  2. to exist
    Synonym: உள் (uḷ)
  3. (with dative or locative subject) to have (see usage notes)
    எனக்கு ஒரு சகோதரன் இருக்கிறான்eṉakku oru cakōtaraṉ irukkiṟāṉI have a brother.
    என்னிடம் ஒரு பூனை இருக்கிறதுeṉṉiṭam oru pūṉai irukkiṟatuI have a cat.
    எனக்கு காதலி இல்லைeṉakku kātali illaiI don't have a girlfriend.
  4. to live, stay, reside
  5. to stay, remain, wait
    Synonym: காத்திரு (kāttiru)
  6. to sit
    Synonyms: அமர் (amar), உட்கார் (uṭkār)
  7. to feel
  8. to be ready to act, be about to
  9. (auxiliary) added to the adverbial participle of a verb to create the perfect tense.
Usage notes
  • Tamil is a zero-copula language for present-tense sentences whose predicate is a noun. Thus, this verb is not always used as a translation for all senses of 'be'. For example, to describe what or who something or someone is (e.g. என் பெயர் பிரபாஸ்கரன் (eṉ peyar pirapāskaraṉ, My name is Prabhaskaran)), no verbs are used. When using an adjective that does not precede a noun (e.g. இந்த சாப்பாடு நன்றாகஇருக்கிறது (inta cāppāṭu naṉṟāka​ irukkiṟatu, This food is good)), the adjective is treated as an adverb and is placed before the verb, or there is no verb and a noun is used.
    • However, when describing what/who someone/something was in any tense but the present, இரு (iru) is used after an adverb derived from the predicate (see -ஆக (-āka)). For example, நான் விவசாயனாக இருந்தேன். (nāṉ vivacāyaṉāka iruntēṉ., I was a farmer., with adverb and copula) but நான் விவசாயன் (nāṉ vivacāyaṉ, I am a farmer, no adverb nor copula).
  • For saying to have, the verb will conjugate with the possessed object, not the possessor. Use the dative when the possessed object is something which is permanently, habitually, or inalienably possessed, such as, "I have black hair," (எனக்கு கருப்பு முடி இருக்கிறது (eṉakku karuppu muṭi irukkiṟatu)). Use the locative when the object is possessed temporarily.
    • To negate the sense of to have in the present tense, much like saying that something does not exist, a verb is not necessary; instead, just use இல்லை (illai). For negation in any other tense, use a negative conjugation of இரு (iru). For example, "I won't have my cell phone," is, "என்னிடம் என் அலைப்பேசி இருக்காது (eṉṉiṭam eṉ alaippēci irukkātu)."
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *iru.

Adjective

இரு (iru)

  1. (before consonants) twice, two, double, both
    Coordinate term: ஈர் (īr)
Derived terms

References

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