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തുറുങ്ക്

turungku tuṟuṅkŭ /t̪uruŋkɨ/

Meaning in English

prison

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. prison

Forms

alternative തുറങ്ക്

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tronco (“block, prison, dungeon”). Cognate with Marathi तुरुंग (turuṅga).

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