விழுங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu మింగు (miṅgu), Kannada ನುಂಗು (nuṅgu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋiɻuŋɡu/, [ʋɪɻʊŋɡɯ]

Verb

விழுங்கு • (viḻuṅku)

  1. (intransitive) to swallow, gulp
  2. to devour, consume, absorb, exhaust
    Synonym: கவளீகரி (kavaḷīkari)
  3. to utter indistinctly
  4. to overcome
    Synonym: வெல்லு (vellu)
  5. to seize, capture
    Synonym: கவர் (kavar)
  6. to kill
    Synonym: கொல்லு (kollu)
  7. to pervade, swarm everywhere
    Synonym: வியாபி (viyāpi)

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