തുഞ്ചുക

Malayalam

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tuñc-. Cognate to Tamil துஞ்சு (tuñcu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪uɲd͡ʒuɡɐ/, [t̪un̠ʲd͡ʒuɡɐ]

Verb

തുഞ്ചുക • (tuñcuka)

1. to be entangled, sleep, die
2. to remain (as money in the pocket)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തുഞ്ചുക”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.