పొంగు

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See also: పంగ, పేగు, పొగ, పగ, and పోగు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பொங்கு (poṅku, “to boil over, bubble up”), பொங்கல் (poṅkal, “pongal”), Kannada ಪೊಙ್ಗು (poṅgu, “to boil over”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /poŋɡu/

Verb

పొంగు • (poṅgu) (causal పొంగించు)

  1. to effervesce; to boil or bubble up, overflow, boil over
  2. to surge, swell
  3. to foment
  4. (of a river) to be in full spate
  5. to exult, to be overjoyed, elated, thrilled, to be in ecstasy
  6. to become proud

Noun

పొంగు • (poṅgu) ? (plural పొంగులు)

  1. effervescence, boiling or bubbling up, overflowing
  2. eruption of the measles; chicken pox
  3. (dialectal) a cheap kind of cake

References

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