குறுகு
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu కురుచ (kuruca) and Malayalam കുരുകുക (kurukuka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuruɡu/, [kuruɡɯ]
Verb
குறுகு • (kuṟuku) (intransitive)
- to be reduced, lessened, subdued
- Synonym: குன்று (kuṉṟu)
- to shorten, shrink (from humiliation or embarrassment)
- to diminish, decline, decrease
Conjugation
Conjugation of குறுகு (kuṟuku)
See also
- (transitive) குறுக்கு (kuṟukku)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022), “குறுகு”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022), “குறுகு-தல்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]