நெருங்கு
Tamil
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪ɛɾʊŋɡʊ/, [n̪ɛɾʊŋɡɯ]
Verb
நெருங்கு • (neruṅku)
- (intransitive) to be near, approximate
- to be close together; crowd
- Synonym: செறி (ceṟi)
- to be close
- to be confined, narrow
- (Kongu) to be pressed, compressed, squeezed
- Synonym: நசுங்கு (nacuṅku)
- to be frequent
- Synonym: தொடர் (toṭar)
- to be vehement; prevail
- to be urgent
- to increase; grow excessive; be overwhelming
- Synonym: மீதூர் (mītūr)
- (transititve) to approach; go near
- Synonym: கிட்டு (kiṭṭu)
- to rebuke
- to be angry with
- Synonym: கோபி (kōpi)
Conjugation
Conjugation of நெருங்கு (neruṅku)
Derived terms
- நெடுங்கப்பற்று (neṭuṅkappaṟṟu)
- நெருக்கடி (nerukkaṭi)
- நெருக்கிடை (nerukkiṭai)
- நெருங்கல் (neruṅkal)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நெருங்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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