தேக்கு
Tamil
Etymology 1
Cognate with Kannada ತೇಗ (tēga), Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ), Telugu టేకు (ṭēku).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪eːkːu/, [t̪eːkːɯ]
Noun
தேக்கு • (tēkku)
- teak, Tectona grandis
- Areca nut palm
- champak
Etymology 2
From தேக்கு. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
தேக்கு • (tēkku)
- fullness, repletion, satiety
- belching, eructation
Etymology 3
causative of தேங்கு (tēṅku). Cognate with Kannada ತೇಗು (tēgu)
Verb
தேக்கு • (tēkku)
- (transitive) to stop the flow, dam up (as water)
- to drink to the full
- to obstruct
- (intransitive) to be full, copious, abundant, replete
- to belch, burp
- to be sated, glutted, satiated
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “தேக்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.