மடக்கம்

Tamil

Etymology

From மடங்கு (maṭaṅku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɖɐkːɐm/

Noun

மடக்கம் • (maṭakkam)

1. flexure, crook
2. subjection, subordination, compliance, conformity
3. restraint, limitation
4. reverence, veneration
5. return, relapse (as of fever)

References

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