இலகு
Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लघु (laghu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ilaɡu/, [ilɐɡɯ]
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Verb
இலகு • (ilaku)
- to soften, lighten, ease up
- to become merciful, kind
- to facilitate
- to shine, glisten, glitter, twinkle
- to increase
Conjugation
Conjugation of இலகு (ilaku)
Noun
இலகு • (ilaku)
- lightness, levity, softness
- Synonyms: மென்மை (meṉmai), மிருது (mirutu), அற்பம் (aṟpam), இலேசு (ilēcu), சுலபம் (culapam)
Adjective
இலகு • (ilaku)
- light, soft, fragile
- Synonym: மென்மையான (meṉmaiyāṉa)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “இலகு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Miron Winslow (1862), “இலகு”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “இலகு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House