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పొంగు

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Telugu

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பொங்கு (poṅku, to boil over, bubble up), பொங்கல் (poṅkal, pongal), Kannada ಪೊಙ್ಗು (poṅgu, to boil over).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /poŋɡu/

Verb

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పొంగు (poṅgu) (causal పొంగించు)

  1. to effervesce; to boil or bubble up, overflow, boil over
  2. to surge, swell
  3. to foment
  4. (of a river) to be in full spate
  5. to exult, to be overjoyed, elated, thrilled, to be in ecstasy
  6. to become proud
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Noun

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పొంగు (poṅgu? (plural పొంగులు)

  1. effervescence, boiling or bubbling up, overflowing
  2. eruption of the measles; chicken pox
  3. (dialectal) a cheap kind of cake

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