அடங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṭank-. Cognate with Malayalam അടങ്ങുക (aṭaṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɖɐŋɡʊ/, [ɐɖɐŋɡɯ]
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Verb

அடங்கு • (aṭaṅku) (intransitive)

  1. to obey, yield, submit, to be subdued
    Synonyms: பணி (paṇi), கீழ்ப்படி (kīḻppaṭi)
  2. to contain oneself, control oneself
  3. to shrink, become compressed
    Synonym: சுருங்கு (curuṅku)
  4. to cease
    Synonym: நின்றுபோ (niṉṟupō)
  5. to settle, subside (as dust)
    Synonym: படி (paṭi)
  6. to disappear, set (as a heavenly body)
    Synonym: மறை (maṟai)
  7. to be still, as the mind of a sage
    Synonym: ஒடுங்கு (oṭuṅku)
  8. to be comprised, included
    Synonym: உள்ளா (uḷḷā)
  9. to sleep
    Synonym: உறங்கு (uṟaṅku)
  10. to be with young (as a cow)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Sinhalese: අඩංගු (aḍaṁgu)

References

Further reading

  • அடங்கு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023