மெனக்கெடு

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From வினைக்கெடு (viṉaikkeṭu), from வினை (viṉai, undergoing the usual v → m shift in colloquial speech; compare Malayalam മിന (mina)) +‎ கெடு (keṭu).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛnɐkːɛɖʊ/, [mɛnɐkːɛɖɯ]

Verb

மெனக்கெடு • (meṉakkeṭu) (intransitive, colloquial)

  1. to waste time, labour, etc
  2. to be wasted, as time, labour, etc
  3. to act with a single purpose (setting aside everything else)

Conjugation

Conjugation of மெனக்கெடு (meṉakkeṭu)

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “மெனக்கெடு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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