இழுக்கு

Tamil

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪɻʊkːʊ/, [ɪɻʊkːɯ]

Verb

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இழுக்கு (iḻukku)

  1. (intransitive) to slip down from a great height, fall from a high rank
  2. to suffer misery, undergo pain
  3. to slip, slide
  4. to grow weak, lose vigour, to become dispirited
  5. to be caught, entrapped
  6. (transitive) to forget
  7. to lose
  8. to give up, avoid
  9. to destroy

Conjugation

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Noun

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இழுக்கு (iḻukku)

  1. evil, vice, wickedness
  2. disgrace, reproach
  3. imperfection, flaw, defect
  4. inferiority, baseness
  5. forgetfulness
  6. slippery ground

References

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