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പൊരുതുക

porutuka /poɾud̪uɡɐ/

Meaning in English

to fight to struggle

verb · ക്രിയ

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. to fight

  2. to do battle, to war

  3. to struggle

Forms

past പൊരുതി

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *porV- (“to fight, battle”), doublet of പോര് (pōrŭ) and പോരുക (pōruka). Cognate with Tamil பொருது (porutu).

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