உறங்கு

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Tamil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *oṯanku (to sleep, recline). Cognate with Malayalam ഉറങ്ങുക (uṟaṅṅuka), Old Kannada ಒಱಂಗು (oṟaṅgu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʊrɐŋɡʊ/, [ʊrɐŋɡɯ]

Verb

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உறங்கு (uṟaṅku)

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: தூங்கு (tūṅku), துயில் (tuyil)
    உறக்கமின்றி தவிக்கின்றாள்.
    uṟakkamiṉṟi tavikkiṉṟāḷ.
    She suffers from sleeplessness.

Usage notes

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உறங்கு (uṟaṅku) is the formal way of saying 'sleep' while தூங்கு (tūṅku) is the informal or more commonly used word for 'sleep.'

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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