തരുക
Appearance
Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *taH(r). Cognate with Tamil தா (tā), Kannada ತರು (taru), Telugu తెచ్చు (teccu), Tulu ತರ್ಪುನಿ (tarpuni).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]തരുക • (taruka)
- to give to the 1st or 2nd person
Usage notes
[edit]- While giving to the 3rd person, കൊടുക്കുക (koṭukkuka) is used. നൽകുക (nalkuka) is the general word for give.
References
[edit]- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “taru”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.