நீட்டு

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

causative of நீள் (nīḷ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /n̪iːʈːʊ/, [n̪iːʈːɯ]

Verb edit

நீட்டு (nīṭṭu)

  1. (transitive) to lengthen, reach forth, extend, stretch out
  2. to straighten
  3. to offer (as oblations)
  4. to give
  5. to insert, drive into
  6. to speak at length or too much
  7. to prolong (as a note)
  8. to delay, procrastinate, retard, defer

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

நீட்டு (nīṭṭu)

  1. length, as of time or space
  2. distance
  3. rescripts, writs (as of a king)

References edit

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