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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ತೂಗು (tūgu), Malayalam തൂങ്ങുക (tūṅṅuka), Telugu తూగు (tūgu).
Pronunciation
Verb
தூங்கு • (tūṅku) (intransitive)
- to sleep, slumber
- Synonyms: உறங்கு (uṟaṅku), துயில் (tuyil)
நான் தூங்க போகிறேன்.- nāṉ tūṅka pōkiṟēṉ.
- I'm going to sleep.
- to hang, be suspended
- Synonym: தொங்கு (toṅku)
- to be sluggish, idle, dull, slow
Conjugation
Conjugation of தூங்கு (tūṅku)
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தூங்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press