தோன்று

Tamil

Alternative forms

  • தோணு (tōṇu) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tōnṯu. Cognate with Malayalam തോന്നുക (tōnnuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪oːnrʊ/, [t̪oːndrɯ]
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Verb

தோன்று • (tōṉṟu)

  1. to occur, come to mind
    எனக்கு ஏதோ தோன்றினது. ― eṉakku ētō tōṉṟiṉatu. ― Something came to my mind.
    அதை பண்ணும்போது 'இது தப்பு' என்று நினைப்பு கூடவே உனக்கு தோன்றாதா? ― atai paṇṇumpōtu 'itu tappu' eṉṟu niṉaippu kūṭavē uṉakku tōṉṟātā? ― When you're doing it, won't it even occur to you that it is wrong?
  2. to appear, be visible
    Synonym: தெரி (teri)

Conjugation

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