அடக்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Causative of அடங்கு (aṭaṅku). Compare அடுக்கு (aṭukku). Cognate with Kannada ಅಡಕು (aḍaku), Malayalam അടക്കുക (aṭakkuka) and Telugu అడుచు (aḍucu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɖɐkːʊ/, [ɐɖɐkːɯ]
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Verb

அடக்கு • (aṭakku) (transitive)

  1. to control
  2. to constrain, repress, coerce, tame
  3. to condense, abbreviate
    Synonym: சுருக்கு (curukku)
  4. to pack, stow away
  5. to hide, conceal
    Synonym: மறை (maṟai)
  6. to bury
    Synonym: புதை (putai)

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