நோண்டு

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Tamil

Etymology

Compare தோண்டு (tōṇṭu). Cognate with Malayalam നോണ്ടുക (nōṇṭuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪oːɳɖɯ/

Verb

நோண்டு • (nōṇṭu) (transitive)

  1. to dig out, scoop out, make a hole in the ground
    Synonym: தோண்டு (tōṇṭu)
  2. to pick (the ears, nose, eyes, etc.)
    Synonym: குடை (kuṭai)
  3. to pick off, as a scab of an ulcer; to pick out, as wax from the ear
    Synonym: குடைந்தெடு (kuṭainteṭu)
  4. to bale out, scoop out
  5. to stir, grub
    Synonym: கிண்டு (kiṇṭu)
  6. to pick out, to root up, to grub up, dig up
    Synonym: கிளறு (kiḷaṟu)
  7. to enquire minutely, endeavour to draw out by repeated questions, pump one
    Synonyms: நோண்டிக் கேள் (nōṇṭik kēḷ), துருவிக் கேள் (turuvik kēḷ), துருவு (turuvu)
    நோண்டிநோண்டிக் கேட்கிறான் ― nōṇṭinōṇṭik kēṭkiṟāṉ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  8. to pilfer
    Synonym: சிறுகத்திரு (ciṟukattiru)
  9. to pluck, as ears of grain
    Synonym: பயிரைக் கிள்ளுதல் (payiraik kiḷḷutal)
  10. to do a thing little by little
  11. (colloquial) to poke, to disturb

Conjugation

Conjugation of நோண்டு (nōṇṭu)

Derived terms

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “நோண்டு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நோண்டு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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