நஞ்சு

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See also: நெஞ்சு

Tamil

Etymology

Perhaps from the root நை- (nai-, “to crush”). Cognate with Kannada ನಂಜು (nañju), Telugu నంజు (nañju) and Tulu ನಂಜು (nañju).

Pronunciation

Noun

நஞ்சு • (nañcu)

  1. poison, venom, harmful substance
    Synonym: விடம் (viṭam)
    உணவில் நஞ்சு கலந்திருந்தது.
    uṇavil nañcu kalantiruntatu.
    The food was tampered with poison.
  2. evil
    Synonym: தீங்கு (tīṅku)

Declension

u-stem declension of நஞ்சு (nañcu) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative நஞ்சு
nañcu 		-
vocative நஞ்சே
nañcē 		-
accusative நஞ்சை
nañcai 		-
dative நஞ்சுக்கு
nañcukku 		-
benefactive நஞ்சுக்காக
nañcukkāka 		-
genitive 1 நஞ்சுடைய
nañcuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 நஞ்சின்
nañciṉ 		-
locative 1 நஞ்சில்
nañcil 		-
locative 2 நஞ்சிடம்
nañciṭam 		-
sociative 1 நஞ்சோடு
nañcōṭu 		-
sociative 2 நஞ்சுடன்
nañcuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental நஞ்சால்
nañcāl 		-
ablative நஞ்சிலிருந்து
nañciliruntu 		-

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நஞ்சு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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