நெருக்கு

Tamil

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Etymology

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Causative of நெருங்கு (neruṅku).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪ɛɾʊkːʊ/, [n̪ɛɾʊkːɯ]

Verb

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நெருக்கு (nerukku)

  1. to put close; set thick
  2. to circumscribe, contract
    Synonym: சுருக்கு (curukku)
  3. to press hard, exert pressure upon
  4. to squeeze, bruise, mash
    Synonym: நசுக்கு (nacukku)
  5. to oppress, persecute, distress
    Synonym: வருத்து (varuttu)
  6. to urge, importune, solicit earnestly
  7. to choke, smother, throttle
    Synonym: அமுக்கு (amukku)
  8. (Kongu) to compel, force, coerce
  9. (Kongu) to attack, assail, assault
  10. (Kongu, intransitive) to be frequent; persevere
  11. to rage, prevail (as famine); be severe (as epidemics); be abundant (as rain)
    Synonym: உர (ura)

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