மன்னு
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Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *man-. Cognate with Malayalam മന്നുക (mannuka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]மன்னு • (maṉṉu) (intransitive, transitive)
- to be permanent; endure
- Synonym: நிலைபெறு (nilaipeṟu)
- to remain long; stay
- Synonym: தங்கு (taṅku)
- to agree
- Synonym: பொருந்து (poruntu)
- (Kongu) to persevere
- (Kongu) to be steady
- to abound
- Synonym: மிகு (miku)
- to go near, approach
- Synonym: அடு (aṭu)
- to pull or tuck up one's clothes
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of மன்னு (maṉṉu)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மன்னு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press