½ÕÜ pidi `increase, augment'.

½ÕÜ pidi `seize, hold, grasp' is used with certain nouns to indicate an increase or augmentation of something.

1. ¾×à ½ÕÜ¡Þâ ma= to0pt.25ex ##= by .25ex e pidikkudu `The rain is picking up (falling harder, beginning to really come down).'

2. »Õ¾Õ¯ ½ÕÜ¡Þâ timir pidikkudu `get smart, get wise'