பொறுக்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Related to பெறுக்கு (peṟukku);[1] compare பெருக்கு (perukku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔrʊkːʊ/, [pɔrʊkːɯ]

Verb

பொறுக்கு • (poṟukku) (transitive)

  1. to pick up here and there, gather, glean
  2. to pick out from mass, select, garble; to pick up, as birds

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References

  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “poṟukku”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “பொறுக்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • பொறுக்கு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023