உண்
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ. Cognate with Malayalam ഉണ്ണുക (uṇṇuka).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
உண் • (uṇ)
- to eat
- to drink
- to enjoy, experience
- to draw in, receive
- to resemble
- to seize, grasp
- to harmonize with, be agreeable to
- used as an auxiliary verb with verbal bases and verbal nouns to form the passive voice
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of உண் (uṇ)
Derived terms edit
- உணவு (uṇavu)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “உண்-தல்,_உணு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press