நடமாடு

Tamil

Etymology

Compound of நட (naṭa) +‎ ஆடு (āṭu). Cognate with Telugu నడయాడు (naḍayāḍu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɐɖɐmaːɖʊ/, [n̪ɐɖɐmaːɖɯ]

Verb

நடமாடு • (naṭamāṭu) (intransitive)

  1. to walk about, roam, wander
    Synonyms: அலை (alai), உலாவு (ulāvu), திரி (tiri)
  2. to loiter, dawdle, saunter
    Synonym: லாந்து (lāntu)

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