extinct, becomeஒழிoḻi(oḻi)(2b intr)vanish, as a species; be obsolete, as a custom; be dead, as passions
Usage:
சதி என்ற தீய பழக்கம் ஒழிந்துவிட்டதுcati eṉṟa tīya paḻakkam oḻintuviṭṭatu
satingra tiiya paḻakkam oḻinjuḍuccu
The vicious custom known as `sattee' is now virtually extinct.
அழிந்துபோaḻintupō(aḻinjupoo)(3b intr)die out, as a species; vanish, be lost sight of
Usage:
வேட்டையாடுவதனால் பல பறவை இனங்கள் அழிந்துபோயினvēṭṭaiyāṭuvataṉāl pala paṟavai iṉaṅkaḷ aḻintupōyiṉa
pala parave enanga veeṭṭeyaaḍuradanaale aḻinjipooyirukku
Many species of birds have become extinct because of poaching.
