அடங்கு

Tamil

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṭank-. Cognate with Malayalam അടങ്ങുക (aṭaṅṅuka)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɐɖɐŋɡʊ/, [ɐɖɐŋɡɯ]
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Verb

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அடங்கு (aṭaṅku)

  1. to contain oneself, control oneself
  2. to obey, yield, submit
  3. to shrink, become compressed
  4. to cease
  5. to settle, subside (as dust)
  6. to disappear, set (as a heavenly body)
  7. to be still, as the mind of a sage
  8. to be comprised, included
  9. to sleep
  10. to be with young (as a cow)

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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