திருகு

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu తిరుగు (tirugu), Kannada ತಿರಿಗು (tirigu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tiɾʉɣʉ]

Verb

திருகு • (tiruku) (transitive)

  1. to wring off, to twist off
  2. to twist, to turn
  3. to wrest away, to snatch
  4. to crook, to crumple, to make tortuous

Conjugation

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • திருகுகள்ளி (tirukukaḷḷi), திருகுக்கள்ளி (tirukukkaḷḷi, Euphorbia tortilis)

Further reading

  • Winslow, Miron (1862) Winslow's a Comprehensive Tamil-English Dictionary, Madras: Hunt, page 590 (Reprint: New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 1979.)
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