மாட்டு

Tamil

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maːʈːʊ/, [maːʈːɯ]

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Telugu మాట (māṭa, word, promise), Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu, word, promise, saying).

Noun

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மாட்டு (māṭṭu)

  1. word

Etymology 2

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Verb

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மாட்டு (māṭṭu)

  1. to get stuck in
    Synonym: சிக்கு (cikku)
  2. to be trapped
  3. (transitive) to hang, suspend
  4. to get caught red-handed
Conjugation
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References

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