தூங்கு

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Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malayalam തൂങ്ങുക (tūṅṅuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪uːŋɡʊ/, [t̪uːŋɡɯ]

Verb

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தூங்கு (tūṅku)

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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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