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விழுங்கு

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Tamil

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malayalam വിഴുങ്ങുക (viḻuṅṅuka), Telugu మింగు (miṅgu) and Kannada ನುಂಗು (nuṅgu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɪɻʊŋɡʊ/, [ʋɪɻʊŋɡɯ]

Verb

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விழுங்கு (viḻuṅku)

  1. to swallow, gulp
  2. to devour, consume, absorb, exhaust
    Synonym: கவளீகரி (kavaḷīkari)
  3. to utter indistinctly
  4. to overcome
    Synonym: வெல் (vel)
  5. to seize, capture
    Synonym: கவர் (kavar)
  6. to kill
    Synonym: கொல் (kol)
  7. to pervade, swarm everywhere
    Synonym: வியாபி (viyāpi)

Conjugation

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References

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