மினக்கெடு

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From வினை (viṉai, “work”, undergoing the usual v → m shift in colloquial speech; compare Malayalam മിന (mina)) +‎ கெடு (keṭu, “to be ruined”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪnɐkːɛɖʊ/, [mɪnɐkːɛɖɯ]

Verb

மினக்கெடு • (miṉakkeṭu) (intransitive, colloquial)

  1. (now uncommon) to be interrupted from work (by useless talk), suffer loss by being detained
  2. to waste time, labour, etc

Conjugation

Conjugation of மினக்கெடு (miṉakkeṭu)

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “மினக்கெடு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • “மினக்கெடு”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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