போ

Irula

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *pō-. Cognate with Tamil போ (), Malayalam പോകുക (pōkuka), Telugu పోవు (pōvu), and Kannada ಹೋಗು (hōgu).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /poː/

Verb

போ ()

  1. go
    மாடு போயி புல்லு மேந்தின​ ஒரு ஸோலெலி
    ma:ḍu po:yi püllü me:ndiṉa örü sö:leli
    The cow went and grazed grass in a grove

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *pō-. Cognate with Malayalam പോകുക (pōkuka), Telugu పోవు (pōvu), and Kannada ಹೋಗು (hōgu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poː/

Verb

போ • ()

  1. to go
    Synonym: செல் (cel)
    ஓட்டலுக்கு போவோம்.
    ōṭṭalukku pōvōm.
    Let's go to the hotel.
  2. Used with the verbal participle of verbs to express a change of state with a usually negative meaning
    சட்டை கிழிந்து போகவில்லை.
    caṭṭai kiḻintu pōkavillai.
    The shirt didn't tear.
  3. Used directly after an infinitive to form the periphrastic future tense
    நான் சாப்பிட போகிறேன்.
    nāṉ cāppiṭa pōkiṟēṉ.
    I am going to eat.
  4. to go away
  5. (euphemistic) to die
    Synonyms: இற (iṟa), சா ()

Conjugation

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