தாங்கு
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Kannada ತಂಗು (taṅgu), Malayalam താങ്ങുക (tāṅṅuka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]தாங்கு • (tāṅku)
- (transitive) to uphold, bear up, support
- Synonym: ஆதரி (ātari)
- to protect, guard
- Synonym: புர (pura)
- to give shelter, rest
- to endure
- Synonym: சகி (caki)
- to bear
- Synonym: சும (cuma)
- to receive
- Synonym: ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளு (ēṟṟukkoḷḷu)
- to assume, wear (as a crown)
- Synonym: அணி (aṇi)
- to learn, understand, bear in mind
- to care for, treat tenderly, show great kindness
- to esteem, respect
- Synonym: கௌரவி (kauravi)
- to press heavily
- Synonym: அழுத்து (aḻuttu)
- to maintain, possess (as a disposition)
- Synonym: உடையதா (uṭaiyatā)
- to tolerate, suffer, permit
- Synonym: அனுமதி (aṉumati)
- to practice
- Synonym: அனுட்டி (aṉuṭṭi)
- to delay
- Synonym: தாமதி (tāmati)
- to stop
- Synonym: நிறுத்து (niṟuttu)
- to hinder, prevent, resist, ward off
- Synonym: தடு (taṭu)
- to hold, catch
- to oppose, attack
- Synonym: எதிர் (etir)
- to row, pole (as a boat)
- Synonym: தள்ளு (taḷḷu)
- to hit against, strike, graze
- Synonym: தட்டு (taṭṭu)
- to drive with restraint (as horses)
- to solicit, cringe
- Synonym: கெஞ்சு (keñcu)
- (intransitive) to be heavy
- Synonym: பாரமா (pāramā)
- to limp, hobble
- Synonym: நொண்டு (noṇṭu)
- to halt in speaking
- to suffice
- Synonym: போதியதா (pōtiyatā)
- to be opposed, controverted
- Synonym: மாறுபடு (māṟupaṭu)
- to be possible, afford (as an expense)
- Synonym: கூடியதா (kūṭiyatā)
- to be distressed
- Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of தாங்கு (tāṅku)
Derived terms
[edit]- தாங்குகோல் (tāṅkukōl)
- தாங்குசுவர் (tāṅkucuvar)
- தாங்குநன் (tāṅkunaṉ)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தாங்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press