பொங்கு

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ponku (“to boil”). Cognate with Malayalam പൊങ്ങുക (poṅṅuka), Telugu పొంగు (poṅgu). Doublet of பொம்மு (pommu).

• IPA^(key): /pɔŋɡʊ/, [pɔŋɡɯ]

பொங்கு • (poṅku)

1. (intransitive) to boil over, bubble up (from intense heat); boil (as milk), to swell (as dough)

   Synonym: கொதி (koti)

2. (intransitive) to foam and rage, as the sea

   Synonym: கொந்தளி (kontaḷi)

3. (intransitive, figurative) to stand up, rise (against injustice)

   Synonym: எதிர் (etir)

4. (intransitive, figurative, of emotions) to swell
5. (intransitive) to flourish, prosper

   Synonyms: செழி (ceḻi), வளர் (vaḷar), உயர் (uyar)

6. (intransitive) to ferment

   Synonym: புளி (puḷi)

7. (intransitive) to puff up, be elated

   Synonym: உப்பு (uppu)

8. (transitive, colloquial) to cook (rice)

   Synonym: சமை (camai)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “பொங்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “பொங்கு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]

• Miron Winslow (1862), “பொங்கு”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “பொங்கு”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972