இறுகு
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Telugu ఇరుకు (iruku), Old Kannada ಇಱುಕು (iṟuku), and Malayalam ഇറുക്കുക (iṟukkuka).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
இறுகு • (iṟuku) (intransitive)
- to become tight
- to harden; become dry
- to thicken; congeal; coagulate; be clotted; solidify
- to become firm
- to be fixed, be rooted in
- Synonym: நிலைபெறு (nilaipeṟu)
- to be rich, luxuriant
- Synonym: நெருங்கு (neruṅku)
- to swoon
- Synonym: மூர்ச்சி (mūrcci)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of இறுகு (iṟuku)
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “இறுகு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press