துஞ்சு
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Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tuñc-. Cognate with Kannada ಸುನ್ದು (sundu) and Malayalam തുഞ്ചുക (tuñcuka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]துஞ்சு • (tuñcu) (intransitive, higher register)
- to sleep, doze, slumber
- to rest without work
- to be drowsy, sluggish, indolent
- Synonym: சோம்பு (cōmpu)
- (Kongu) to droop
- Synonym: சோர் (cōr)
- to die
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:சா
- to perish; be deprived of power
- to diminish, decrease
- Synonym: குறை (kuṟai)
- to abide, stay
- Synonym: தங்கு (taṅku)
- to settle permanently, endure
- Synonym: நிலைபெறு (nilaipeṟu)
- to hang
- Synonym: தொங்கு (toṅku)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of துஞ்சு (tuñcu)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936), “துஞ்சு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press