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തൂങ്ങുക

toongnguka tūṅṅuka /t̪uːŋŋuɡɐ/

Also spelled: tungnguka, tongnguka

Meaning in English

to depend on

verb · ക്രിയ

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. to hang; to be suspended

    ചുവരിൽ ഒരു ചിത്രം തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു. cuvaril oru citraṁ tūṅṅikkiṭakkunnu. “A picture is hanging on the wall.”

  2. to dangle; to swing

  3. to commit suicide by hanging

    അയാൾ വീടിനുള്ളിൽ തൂങ്ങി. ayāḷ vīṭinuḷḷil tūṅṅi. “He hanged himself (committed suicide) inside the house.”

  4. figurative to depend on

  5. colloquial to doze; to slumber (often used with the eyes closing)

    അവൻ ഇരുന്ന് തൂങ്ങുകയാണ്. avaṉ irunnŭ tūṅṅukayāṇŭ. “He is sitting and dozing off.”

Forms

past തൂങ്ങി

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil தூங்கு (tūṅku), Telugu తూగు (tūgu).

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