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தாங்கு

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Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ತಂಗು (taṅgu), Malayalam താങ്ങുക (tāṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪aːŋɡʊ/, [t̪aːŋɡɯ]
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Verb

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தாங்கு (tāṅku)

  1. (transitive) to uphold, bear up, support
    Synonym: ஆதரி (ātari)
  2. to protect, guard
    Synonym: புர (pura)
  3. to give shelter, rest
  4. to endure
    Synonym: சகி (caki)
  5. to bear
    Synonym: சும (cuma)
  6. to receive
    Synonym: ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளு (ēṟṟukkoḷḷu)
  7. to assume, wear (as a crown)
    Synonym: அணி (aṇi)
  8. to learn, understand, bear in mind
  9. to care for, treat tenderly, show great kindness
  10. to esteem, respect
    Synonym: கௌரவி (kauravi)
  11. to press heavily
    Synonym: அழுத்து (aḻuttu)
  12. to maintain, possess (as a disposition)
    Synonym: உடையதா (uṭaiyatā)
  13. to tolerate, suffer, permit
    Synonym: அனுமதி (aṉumati)
  14. to practice
    Synonym: அனுட்டி (aṉuṭṭi)
  15. to delay
    Synonym: தாமதி (tāmati)
  16. to stop
    Synonym: நிறுத்து (niṟuttu)
  17. to hinder, prevent, resist, ward off
    Synonym: தடு (taṭu)
  18. to hold, catch
  19. to oppose, attack
    Synonym: எதிர் (etir)
  20. to row, pole (as a boat)
    Synonym: தள்ளு (taḷḷu)
  21. to hit against, strike, graze
    Synonym: தட்டு (taṭṭu)
  22. to drive with restraint (as horses)
  23. to solicit, cringe
    Synonym: கெஞ்சு (keñcu)
  24. (intransitive) to be heavy
    Synonym: பாரமா (pāramā)
  25. to limp, hobble
    Synonym: நொண்டு (noṇṭu)
  26. to halt in speaking
  27. to suffice
    Synonym: போதியதா (pōtiyatā)
  28. to be opposed, controverted
    Synonym: மாறுபடு (māṟupaṭu)
  29. to be possible, afford (as an expense)
    Synonym: கூடியதா (kūṭiyatā)
  30. to be distressed
    Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “தாங்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press