பொங்கு
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Malayalam പൊങ്ങുക (poṅṅuka).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
பொங்கு • (poṅku)
- to boil over, bubble up (from intense heat)
- Synonym: கொதி (koti)
- to stand up, rise (against injustice)
- Synonym: எதிர் (etir)
- to flourish, prosper
- to ferment
- Synonym: புளி (puḷi)
- to puff up, be elated
- Synonym: உப்பு (uppu)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of பொங்கு (poṅku)
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “பொங்கு”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “பொங்கு-தல்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]