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Tamil
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam നീന്തുക (nīntuka), Telugu ఈదు (īdu), Kannada ಈಜು (īju).
Pronunciation
Verb
நீந்து • (nīntu)
- (intransitive) to swim in water
- to flood, overflow
- (transitive) to swim across, cross over, escape from
- to relinquish, give up
Conjugation
Conjugation of நீந்து (nīntu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நீந்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press