நோக்கு

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪oːkːʊ/, [n̪oːkːɯ]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Malayalam നോക്കുക (nōkkuka), Kannada ನೋಡು (nōḍu).

Verb

நோக்கு • (nōkku) (chiefly formal)

  1. to see, look at, behold, view
    Synonyms: பார் (pār), காண் (kāṇ)
  2. to consider, reflect
  3. to regard, pay attention to
  4. to arrange, put in order
  5. to keep, protect, save
  6. to do, perform
  7. to resemble
  8. to compare
  9. to read
  10. to desire
  11. to aim
Conjugation

Noun

நோக்கு • (nōkku)

  1. eye
  2. look, sight
  3. beauty
  4. meaning, intention
  5. knowledge
  6. greatness
  7. mode, style
  8. desire

Etymology 2

From உனக்கு (uṉakku), undergoing the same metathesis as நேக்கு (nēkku).

Pronoun

நோக்கு • (nōkku)

  1. (Brahmin) dated form of உனக்கு (uṉakku)
    நோக்கு சாப்பாடு வேணுமா?
    nōkku cāppāṭu vēṇumā?
    Do you want food?

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “நோக்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press