சபி

Tamil

Etymology

Adapted from Sanskrit शपति (śapati). Compare Malayalam ശപിക്കുക (śapikkuka, “to curse”), Telugu శపించు (śapiñcu, “to curse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐbɪ/, [sɐbi]

Verb

சபி • (capi)

  1. to curse
    என்னை சபித்தான் ― eṉṉai capittāṉ ― He cursed me
  2. to recite mantras

Conjugation

References

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