தூங்கு

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Malayalam തൂങ്ങുക (tūṅṅuka).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪uːŋɡʊ/, [t̪uːŋɡɯ]

Verb[edit]

தூங்கு (tūṅku)

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: உறங்கு (uṟaṅku), துயில் (tuyil)
    நான் தூங்க போகிறேன்
    nāṉ tūṅka pōkiṟēṉ
    I'm going to sleep

Usage notes[edit]

உறங்கு (uṟaṅku) is the formal way of saying 'sleep' while தூங்கு (tūṅku) is the informal or more commonly used word for 'sleep.'

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