தூங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam തൂങ്ങുക (tūṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪uːŋku/, [t̪uːŋɡɯ]

Verb

தூங்கு (tūṅku)

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: உறங்கு (uṟaṅku), துயில் (tuyil)

Usage notes

உறங்கு (uṟaṅku) is the formal way of saying 'sleep' while தூங்கு (tūṅku) is the informal or more commonly used word for 'sleep.'

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