நோ

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪oː/
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Etymology 1

Letter

நோ • ()

  1. the alphasyllabic combination of ந் (n) +‎ (ō).

Etymology 2

Cognate with Old Kannada ನೋ (), Malayalam നോകുക (nōkuka) and Telugu నోగులు (nōgulu).

Verb

நோ • () (intransitive)

  1. to be grieved, distressed in mind; to feel aggrieved
  2. to feel pain, ache, suffer
  3. to be impoverished; to grow poor
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From the above verb. Cognate with Kannada [Term?].

Noun

நோ • ()

  1. distress, grief
  2. aching, pain
    Synonym: வலி (vali)
  3. illness
    Synonym: நோய் (nōy)
Declension
Declension of நோ (nō) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
-
vocative நோவே
nōvē
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accusative நோவை
nōvai
-
dative நோவுக்கு
nōvukku
-
benefactive நோவுக்காக
nōvukkāka
-
genitive 1 நோவுடைய
nōvuṭaiya
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genitive 2 நோவின்
nōviṉ
-
locative 1 நோவில்
nōvil
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locative 2 நோவிடம்
nōviṭam
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sociative 1 நோவோடு
nōvōṭu
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sociative 2 நோவுடன்
nōvuṭaṉ
-
instrumental நோவால்
nōvāl
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ablative நோவிலிருந்து
nōviliruntu
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References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நோ-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நோ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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