பெருக்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu పెరుగు (perugu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɾ̪ukːu/, [peɾ̪ɯkːɯ]

Verb

பெருக்கு • (perukku)

(causative of, பெருகு) to cause to increase or abound, make greater
to fill, cause to swell and overflow
to dilute with water
to sweep

Noun

பெருக்கு • (perukku)

flood, inundation
ebb of the tide
height of the circulation of the blood which is supposed to ebb and flow daily like the tide
influx as of wealth
baobab

References

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

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