ஒதுங்கு

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Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate to Telugu ఒదుగు (odugu), Kannada ಒದುಗು (odugu), and Malayalam ഒതുങ്ങുക (otuṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔd̪ʊŋɡʊ/, [ɔd̪ʊŋɡɯ]

Verb

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ஒதுங்கு (otuṅku)

  1. to get out of the way (as to a wall)
    Synonym: விலகு (vilaku)
  2. to drift, ashore
  3. to seek refuge, take, shelter
  4. to step aside (as a mark of respect), before a superior
    Synonym: ஒடுங்கு (oṭuṅku)
  5. to tread, step, walk
    Synonym: நட (naṭa)
  6. to retreat, be defeated
  7. (Kongu) to be finished, settled, adjusted, completed
    Synonym: தீர் (tīr)
  8. (Jaffna) to be impoverished; be in want
  9. (Jaffna) to die
    Synonym: சா ()

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