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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate to Telugu ఒదుగు (odugu), Kannada ಒದುಗು (odugu), and Malayalam ഒതുങ്ങുക (otuṅṅuka).
Pronunciation
Verb
ஒதுங்கு • (otuṅku)
- to get out of the way (as to a wall)
- Synonym: விலகு (vilaku)
- to drift, ashore
- to seek refuge, take, shelter
- to step aside (as a mark of respect), before a superior
- Synonym: ஒடுங்கு (oṭuṅku)
- to tread, step, walk
- Synonym: நட (naṭa)
- to retreat, be defeated
- (Kongu) to be finished, settled, adjusted, completed
- Synonym: தீர் (tīr)
- (Jaffna) to be impoverished; be in want
- (Jaffna) to die
- Synonym: சா (cā)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ஒதுங்கு (otuṅku)
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஒதுங்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press