Tamil edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /n̪iːɖʊ/, [n̪iːɖɯ]

Verb edit

நீடு (nīṭu)

  1. (intransitive) to grow long, to be lengthened, to be extended through space or time
    Synonym: நீளு (nīḷu)
  2. to spread, extend
  3. to abound, be copious
    Synonym: பெருகு (peruku)
  4. to thrive, grow well
    Synonym: செழி (ceḻi)
  5. to rise high
    Synonym: மேம்படு (mēmpaṭu)
  6. to last long, endure, be permanent
    Synonym: நிலை (nilai)
  7. to exist, subsist
    Synonym: இரு (iru)
  8. to delay
    Synonym: தாமதி (tāmati)
  9. to become decayed
    Synonym: கெடு (keṭu)
  10. (transitive) to pass over, leap over
    Synonym: தாண்டு (tāṇṭu)
  11. to delay
  12. to seek, search
    Synonym: தேடு (tēṭu)

Noun edit

நீடு (nīṭu)

  1. long time
  2. permanence
    Synonym: நிலைத்திருக்கை (nilaittirukkai)

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நீடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press