Cilku, Cīḻku: 1 definition

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Cilku means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cilku (சில்கு) [cilkutal] 5 intransitive verb To become few, dwindle; சிலவாதல். பன்மலர் . . . கால்பொரச் சில்கி [silavathal. panmalar . . . kalporas silki] (அகநா. [agana.] 17).

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Cīḻku (சீழ்கு) [cīḻkutal] 5 intransitive verb cf. சிழகு-. [sizhagu-.] To fetch, heave a sob; விம்முதல். சீழ்கிச் சீழ்கி யழுதால் [vimmuthal. sizhkis sizhki yazhuthal] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 3, 2, 7).

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Cīḻku (சீழ்கு) noun cf. சீகு. [sigu.] Broom grass. See ஊகம்¹ [ugam¹], 3. (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 415, உரை. [urai.])

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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