உறங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *oṯanku (to sleep, recline). Cognate with Old Kannada ಒಱಂಗು (oṟaṅgu), Malayalam ഉറങ്ങുക (uṟaṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uraŋɡɯ/

Verb

உறங்கு • (uṟaṅku) (Formal Tamil, intransitive)

  1. to sleep, slumber
    Synonyms: தூங்கு (tūṅku), துயில் (tuyil)
    உறங்கமுடியாமல் தவிக்கின்றாள்.
    uṟaṅkamuṭiyāmal tavikkiṉṟāḷ.
    She is suffering because she can't sleep.

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