நீக்கம்

Tamil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪iːkːam/, [n̪iːkːʌm]

Noun

நீக்கம் • (nīkkam)

  1. separation, removal, disengagement, liberation
  2. interstice, gap, chink, crack
  3. length, elongation, extension
  4. end, close
  5. occasion, opportunity

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