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മെഴുകുക

mezhukuka meḻukuka /meɻuɡukɐ/

Meaning in English

To besmear

verb · ക്രിയ

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. To besmear

    തറ ചാണകം മെഴുകി. taṟa cāṇakam meḻuki. “The floor was smeared with cow dung.”

  2. to besmear the floor with a paste of cowdung

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *meẓ-V- (“to plaster”). Cognate with Tamil மெழுகு (meḻuku).

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