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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Causative of நீங்கு (nīṅku)
Verb
நீக்கு • (nīkku) (transitive)
- to remove, dismiss, exclude, put aside, dismiss
- Synonym: ஒழி (oḻi)
- to extricate, liberate, exempt
- Synonym: விடுவி (viṭuvi)
- to deduct
- Synonym: கழி (kaḻi)
- to turn, draw aside, as a curtain
- Synonym: ஒதுக்கு (otukku)
- to kill, despatch, destroy
- Synonym: அழி (aḻi)
- to spread out, as the legs, fingers
- Synonym: அகலவை (akalavai)
- to open, force apart
- Synonym: திறத்தல் (tiṟattal)
- to separate
- Synonym: பிரி (piri)
- to give up, abandon
- Synonym: கைவிடு (kaiviṭu)
- to change
- Synonym: மாற்று (māṟṟu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of நீக்கு (nīkku)
Etymology 2
From the verb நீக்கு (nīkku)
Noun
நீக்கு • (nīkku)
- separation, removal
- Synonym: விலக்கு (vilakku)
- deduction
- Synonym: கழிவு (kaḻivu)
- opening, cleft, crack
- Synonym: பிளப்பு (piḷappu)
- remainder, balance
- Synonym: மீதி (mīti)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நீக்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நீக்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press