நீட்டு

நீட்டு

Tamil

Etymology 1

causative of நீள் (nīḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪iːʈːu/, [n̪iːʈːɯ]

Verb

நீட்டு • (nīṭṭu)

1. (transitive) to lengthen, reach forth, extend, stretch out
2. to straighten
3. to offer (as oblations)
4. to give
5. to insert, drive into
6. to speak at length or too much
7. to prolong (as a note)
8. to delay, procrastinate, retard, defer

Etymology 2

From நீட்டு (nīṭṭu).

Noun

நீட்டு • (nīṭṭu)

1. length, as of time or space
2. distance
3. rescripts, writs (as of a king)

References

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