இறுகு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate to Telugu ఇరుకు (iruku), Old Kannada ಇಱುಕು (iṟuku), and Malayalam ഇറുക്കുക (iṟukkuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪrʊɡʊ/, [ɪrʊɡɯ]

Verb

இறுகு • (iṟuku) (intransitive)

  1. to become tight
  2. to harden; become dry
  3. to thicken; congeal; coagulate; be clotted; solidify
  4. to become firm
  5. to be fixed, be rooted in
    Synonym: நிலைபெறு (nilaipeṟu)
  6. to be rich, luxuriant
    Synonym: நெருங்கு (neruṅku)
  7. to swoon
    Synonym: மூர்ச்சி (mūrcci)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • இறுகுதல் (iṟukutal)
  • இறுக்கம் (iṟukkam)
  • இறுங்கு (iṟuṅku)

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References

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