உறங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *oṯanku (to sleep, recline). Cognate with Malayalam ഉറങ്ങുക (uṟaṅṅuka), Old Kannada ಒಱಂಗು (oṟaṅgu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /urɐŋɡu/, [urɐŋɡɯ]

Verb

உறங்கு • (uṟaṅku)

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: தூங்கு (tūṅku), துயில் (tuyil)
    உறக்கமின்றி தவிக்கின்றாள்.
    uṟakkamiṉṟi tavikkiṉṟāḷ.
    She suffers from sleeplessness.

Usage notes

உறங்கு (uṟaṅku) is the formal way of saying 'sleep' while தூங்கு (tūṅku) is the informal or more commonly used word for 'sleep.'

Conjugation

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