தேக்கு

Tamil

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ತೇಗ (tēga), Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ), Telugu టేకు (ṭēku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪eːkːu/, [t̪eːkːɯ]

Noun

தேக்கு (tēkku)

  1. teak, Tectona grandis
  2. Areca nut palm
  3. champak

Etymology 2

From தேக்கு. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

தேக்கு (tēkku)

  1. fullness, repletion, satiety
  2. belching, eructation

Etymology 3

causative of தேங்கு (tēṅku). Cognate with Kannada ತೇಗು (tēgu)

Verb

தேக்கு (tēkku)

  1. (transitive) to stop the flow, dam up (as water)
  2. to drink to the full
  3. to obstruct
  4. (intransitive) to be full, copious, abundant, replete
  5. to belch, burp
  6. to be sated, glutted, satiated

References

  • University of Madras (1924-1936), தேக்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.
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