தூக்கணம்

Tamil

Etymology

From தூக்கு (tūkku, “to lift up, suspend, hang”).

Noun

தூக்கணம் • (tūkkaṇam)

1. a pendant
2. a suspended web of rope for holding up a clay pot
3. baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus), as building woven, hanging nests
4. anything suspended

References

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