நீடு
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]நீடு • (nīṭu)
- (intransitive) to grow long, to be lengthened, to be extended through space or time
- Synonym: நீளு (nīḷu)
- to spread, extend
- to abound, be copious
- Synonym: பெருகு (peruku)
- to thrive, grow well
- Synonym: செழி (ceḻi)
- to rise high
- Synonym: மேம்படு (mēmpaṭu)
- to last long, endure, be permanent
- Synonym: நிலை (nilai)
- to exist, subsist
- Synonym: இரு (iru)
- to delay
- Synonym: தாமதி (tāmati)
- to become decayed
- Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
- (transitive) to pass over, leap over
- Synonym: தாண்டு (tāṇṭu)
- to delay
- to seek, search
- Synonym: தேடு (tēṭu)
Noun
[edit]நீடு • (nīṭu)
- long time
- permanence
- Synonym: நிலைத்திருக்கை (nilaittirukkai)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நீடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press