அமுக்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Causative of அமுங்கு (amuṅku), from முங்கு (muṅku, to plunge, immense). Compare மூழ்கு (mūḻku, to drown, sink). Cognate with Malayalam അമുക്കുക (amukkuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐmʊkːʊ/, [ɐmʊkːɯ]

Verb

அமுக்கு • (amukku) (transitive)

  1. to press down, compress
    Synonyms: அழுத்து (aḻuttu), நசுக்கு (nacukku)
  2. (colloquial) to conceal, hide, repress
    Synonyms: மறை (maṟai), ஒளி (oḷi)

Conjugation

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